Adele Reeve

"... Richard Verrell, the popular novelist, renews ac quaintanceship with beautiful bandit, JANET DOVE, and on a dare from her answers in the dead of night, an advertisement, by * ADELE REEVE, actress, for a "polite ^ cracksman." While he is in her bedroom, the inter view is interrupted by the Comte de VEZIER, - a sinister figure, who recoq nises him ..."

"... life Richard Verrell, the popular novelist, re news acquaintanceship with beautiful bandit, JANET DOVE, and on a dare from her answers in the dead of night an advertisement by ADELE REEVE, actress, for a "polite cracksman." While he is in her bedroom the in terview is interrupted by the COMTE de VEZIER, a sinister figure who recog nises him as Blackshirt, ..."

"... threatened. He was to be at the- beck and call of a criminal organisation of whose existence he had never even heard until the night he had broken into Adele Reeve's apartment. Blackshirt an active participant in the Five Seas coups! Unthinkable idea; and yet? thanks to Janet Dove's treachery, a fool ish wager, and a far too friendly cat? it ..."

"... proposition is a ridiculous one." "But not too ridiculous for Black shirt." "It might be a trap." "Are you afraid?" "Of course not, Janet." "Then you will not visit Adele Reeve?" "No." "Is that your decision?" "My final, irrevocable decision." Janet sighed. "What a long argu ment we are going to have I" she mur mured. Adele Reeve seldom had any difficulty in falling asleep. Whatever her faults, laziness was not one of them, and the hard work she put into her art usually ensured sound sleep. For ..."