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BELLS OF DOOM
Maxwell Grant
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? CHAPTER I. THE FOUR PLAYERS
? CHAPTER II. TWO TALK TERMS
? CHAPTER III. THURSDAY NIGHT
? CHAPTER IV. THE SHADOW'S PART
? CHAPTER V. THE LAWYER SPEAKS
? CHAPTER VI. LESTER SPEAKS
? CHAPTER VII. FROM THE TOWER
? CHAPTER VIII. THE SHADOW ENTERS
? CHAPTER IX. DEATH DISCOVERED
? CHAPTER X. THE NEXT EVENING
? CHAPTER XI. MIDNIGHT APPROACHES
? CHAPTER XII. THE SHADOW MOVES
? CHAPTER XIII. AT ZANGWALD'S
? CHAPTER XIV. OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
? CHAPTER XV. THE LAW CONFERS
? CHAPTER XVI. HARRY'S MESSAGE
? CHAPTER XVII. THROUGH THE CRYPT
? CHAPTER XVIII. IN THE MANSION
? CHAPTER XIX. MURDERERS FOILED
? CHAPTER XX. IN THE CRYPT
? CHAPTER XXI. CRIME DISCLOSED
? CHAPTER XXII. THE FINAL DEATH



CHAPTER I. THE FOUR PLAYERS
"ANOTHER deal, gentlemen?"

The question came in a suave tone. It was uttered by a shrewd-faced young man who was one of a party
of four. The men were seated at a card table; the tuxedo-clad speaker was riffling a pack of cards as he
spoke.

"Let's call it quits, Claverly," responded a second player. This man, middle-aged and portly, was pleasant
in tone. "We dock in New York early tomorrow. Some sleep wouldn't do us any harm."

"All right, Messler," agreed Claverly. "You're the heavy loser. You're the one to choose."

Messler hesitated. Claverly's statement made him think of the other players. Messler looked across the
table toward a hatchet-faced individual who was clicking a depleted stack of chips.
"You have lost also, Rosling," observed Messler. "If you would like to extend the game, I am willing."

"Not for me," growled Rosling. "I've been hooked for enough dough already. You're the banker,
Claverly. Here're my chips. Cash 'em."