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Salted For a Million
by Nicholas CarterThe great detective had been out West on a puzzling case in which he had to run to earth a combination of Montana swindlers. Nick and his chief assistant had done splendid work, but there were still two members of the swindling gang to be accounted for. Well, the truth is I have just come from an interview with a man who is trying to get back his s..
Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War - The Oldest Military Treatise in the World
by Lionel GilesThe seventh volume of “Mémoires concernant l’histoire, les sciences, les arts, les mœurs, les usages, &c., des Chinois” is devoted to the Art of War, and contains, amongst other treatises, “Les Treize Articles de Sun-tse,” translated from the Chinese by a Jesuit Father, Joseph Amiot. Père Amiot appears to have enjoyed no small reputation as a s..
The Fighter
by Albert Payson TerhuneThen began a violent ringing from the long-distance telephone in the far corner of the room. Conover picked up the receiver, grunted a question, then listened. For nearly five minutes he stood thus, the receiver at his ear, his broad, freckled face impassive save for a growing fire in the pale, alert eyes. A grunt of dismissal and the receiver was ..
The Historians' History of the World - Vol X
by Henry Smith WilliamsFew histories afford lessons of greater value than those of Spain and Portugal. They teem with proofs that independence and liberty are not less important to the wealth and political power of a country than to its happiness; that neither natural advantages nor the character of the inhabitants, neither increase of territory nor external peace and do..
Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony Simply Explained
by Alfred Powell MorganProbably no marvel of modern science so grips the imagination as the mystery of those quivering impulses which go forth invisibly to link a ship sailing over the seas with the shores of the distant land.The author has endeavored to furnish a comprehensive explanation, in simple language, of the theory and practice of this wonderful art, and to expl..
An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy - (Vol. 2 of 2)
by Sir James SteuartAn Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy (Vol. 2 of 2)Being an essay on the science of domestic policy in free nations. In which are particularly considered population, agriculture, trade, industry, money, coin, interest, circulation, banks, exchange, public credit, and taxes.The political oeconomy of modern states is so involved with t..
Following a Chance Clew
by Nicholas CarterNick had been asked to break up this gang, which had baffled some of the best men of Inspector McLaughlin’s staff. A proposition had been made to him that day, and he had promised an answer on the morrow. Probably he would have decided to refuse the job, for he had a lot of work on hand; but, as he strolled up the avenue on that September night, an..
Meeting at the Summit
by Ivar JorgensenThat was his big secret. He hadn't told them yet. In deference to political strategy, responsibility to the party, and that sort of thing, he'd held his peace. But his decision had been made. He would not run again. A man, he told himself, is entitled to a few blessed years as his own master; a time when he ceases to be a slave of duty. Why just th..