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A MODERN WIZARD
BY
RODRIGUES OTTOLENGUI AUTHOR OF "AN ARTIST IN CRIME," "A CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE," ETC.
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK LONDON 27 WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET 24 BEDFORD STREET, STRAND The Knickerbocker Press 1894
COPYRIGHT, 1894 BY G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Entered at Stationers' Hall, London
Electrotyped, Printed and Bound by The Knickerbocker Press, New York G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
TO
HON. GEORGE P. ANDREWS
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WHO IS RECOGNIZED, NOT ONLY AS AN EMINENT JURIST BUT AS A TYPE OF HUMAN JUSTICE AND LEGAL INTEGRITY
THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
CONTENTS.
BOOK FIRST.
CHAPTER PAGE I.--LAWYER AND CLIENT 1 II.--JACK BARNES INVESTIGATES 17 III.--A WIZARD'S TRICK 32 IV.--DR. MEDJORA SURRENDERS 53 V.--FOR THE PROSECUTION 70 VI.--DAMAGING TESTIMONY 84 VII.--THE PROSECUTION RESTS 101 VIII.--FOR THE DEFENCE 120 IX.--THE DEFENCE CLOSES 137 X.--MR. BLISS MAKES HIS SPEECH 149 XI.--TERMINATION OF THE GREAT CASE 165
BOOK SECOND.
I.--ONE NIGHT 183 II.--A FRIEND IN NEED 205 III.--SELLING A NEW ENGLAND FARM 225 IV.--AN OMINOUS WELCOME 239 V.--A FACE FROM THE PAST 257 VI.--AGNES DUDLEY 272 VII.--A WIZARD'S TEACHING 288 VIII.--THE FAITHFUL DOG 311 IX.--A WIZARD'S KNOWLEDGE 330 X.--THE BETROTHAL 347 XI.--THE GENESIS OF LOVE 362 XII.--THE MARQUIS OF LOSSY 375 XIII.--THE DISCOVERY 392 XIV.--SANATOXINE 407
A MODERN WIZARD.
BOOK FIRST.