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The Recipe for Diamonds
NELSON'S LIBRARY
Weems stuck up his left arm, and sighted the pistol overhis elbow-joint.]
THE RECIPE FOR DIAMONDS
C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE
Thomas Nelson andSons, London, Edinburgh,and New York
_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME_
THE OCTOPUS. _Frank Norris._
WHITE FANG. _Jack London._
THE PRINCESS PASSES. _C. N. & A. M. Williamson._
THE MAN FROM AMERICA. _Mrs. H. de la Pasture._
SIR JOHN CONSTANTINE. _"Q"_
A LAME DOG'S DIARY. _S. Macnaughtan._
FORTUNE OF CHRISTINA M'NAB. _S. Macnaughtan._
THE BATTLE OF THE STRONG. _Sir G. Parker._
THE TRANSLATION OF A SAVAGE. _Sir G. Parker._
INCOMPARABLE BELLAIRS. _A. and E. Castle._
IF YOUTH BUT KNEW! _A. and E. Castle._
JOHN CHARITY. _H. A. Vachell._
HIS GRACE. _W. E. Norris._
MATTHEW AUSTIN. _W. E. Norris._
CLEMENTINA. _A. E. W. Mason._
THE AMERICAN PRISONER. _Eden Phillpotts._
THE HOSTS OF THE LORD. _Mrs. F. A. Steel._
THE LADY OF THE BARGE. _W. W. Jacobs._
THE INTRUSIONS OF PEGGY. _Anthony Hope._
QUISANTE. _Anthony Hope._
THE KING'S MIRROR. _Anthony Hope._
THE GOD IN THE CAR. _Anthony Hope._
No. 5 JOHN STREET. _Richard Whiteing._
THE ODD WOMEN. _George Gissing._
MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM ASHE. _Mrs. Humphry Ward._
ROBERT ELSMERE. _Mrs. Humphry Ward._
HISTORY OF DAVID GRIEVE. _Mrs. Humphry Ward._
_Shortly._
WOODSIDE FARM. _Mrs. W. K. Clifford._
MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE, AND THE BEAUTIFUL LADY. _Booth Tarkington._
THE PIT. _Frank Norris._
AN ADVENTURER OF THE NORTH. _Sir G. Parker._
THE WAGES OF SIN. _Lucas Malet._
_NELSON'S LIBRARY._
Transcriber's Note: In this e-text, characters with macrons arepreceded by an equal sign and enclosed in brackets, e.g., [=a].Characters with breves are preceded by a right parenthesis andenclosed in brackets, e.g., [)a]. Superscripted characters arepreceded by a carat, e.g., 2^a.
CONTENTS.
I. BIG GAME 3
II. HALCYONII DIES 15
III. VAGABOND 27
IV. MR. WEEMS AND HIS PURCHASE 46
V. WANTED, A PASSAGE 69
VI. FORE AND AFT SEAMANSHIP 81
VII. A DIPLOMATIC REMOVAL 102
VIII. TWO EVENINGS 115
IX. TALAITI DE TALT 132
X. WITH A THREE-ANGLED HOE 146
XI. THE RED DELF AMPHORA 166
XII. A PROFESSIONAL CONSPIRATOR 182
XIII. AT A MALLORQUIN FONDA 204
XIV. HEREINGEFALLEN 217
XV. CAMARADERIE 226
XVI. CRUELLY INTERRUPTED 240
XVII. VENTRE A TERRE 258
THE RECIPE FOR DIAMONDS.