TO ALL THOSE WHO LEADMONOTONOUS LIVESIN THE HOPE THAT THEY MAY EXPERIENCEAT SECOND HANDTHE DELIGHTS AND DANGERS OFADVENTURE CONTENTS PrologueI The Young Adventurers, Ltd.II Mr. Whittington’s OfferIII A Set BackIV Who Is Jane Finn?V Mr. Julius P. HersheimmerVI A Plan…
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It was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the boats were being launched with all possible speed.
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It was a slack time. The war was momentarily inactive, and the newspapers seized with avidity on this crime in fashionable life: “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” was the topic of the moment.