Produced by D Alexander, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) THE GREEN RUST BY EDGAR WALLACE WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON AND MELBOURNE MADE IN ENGLAND Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome and London THE GREEN RUST _Novels by_ EDGAR WALLACE _published by_ WARD, LOCK AND CO., LTD. _The "Sanders" Stories_ SANDERS OF THE RIVER BOSAMBO OF THE RIVER BONES LIEUTENANT BONES SANDI, THE KING-MAKER THE PEOPLE OF THE RIVER THE KEEPERS OF THE KING'S PEACE _Mystery Stories_ THE DAFFODIL MYSTERY THE DARK EYES OF LONDON BLUE HAND MR. JUSTICE MAXELL THE JUST MEN OF CORDOVA THE GREEN RUST THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE FROG THE SECRET HOUSE CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I THE PASSING OF JOHN MILLINBORN 7 II THE DRUNKEN MR. BEALE 14 III PUNSONBY'S DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE 24 IV THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE 35 V THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD 43 VI MR. SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY 50 VII PLAIN WORDS FROM MR. BEALE 58 VIII THE CRIME OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE 67 IX A CRIME AGAINST THE WORLD 74 X A FRUITLESS SEARCH 85 XI THE HOUSE NEAR STAINES 93 XII INTRODUCING PARSON HOMO 102 XIII AT DEANS FOLLY 109 XIV MR. BEALE SUGGESTS MARRIAGE 116 XV THE GOOD HERR STARDT 124 XVI THE PAWN TICKET 132 XVII THE JEW OF CRACOW 139 XVIII BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE 148 XIX OLIVA IS WILLING 156 XX THE MARRIAGE 163 XXI BEALE SEES WHITE 169 XXII HILDA GLAUM LEADS THE WAY 177 XXIII AT THE DOCTOR'S FLAT 185 XXIV THE GREEN RUST FACTORY 192 XXV THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH 198 XXVI THE SECRET OF THE GREEN RUST 204 XXVII A SCHEME TO STARVE THE WORLD 212 XXVIII THE COMING OF DR. MILSOM 219 XXIX THE LOST CODE 227 XXX THE WATCH 233 XXXI A CORNCHANDLER'S BILL 240 XXXII THE END OF VAN HEERDEN 244 CHAPTER I THE PASSING OF JOHN MILLINBORN "I don't know whether there's a law that stops my doing this, Jim; but if there is, you've got to get round it. You're a lawyer and you know the game. You're my pal and the best pal I've had, Jim, and you'll do it for me." The dying man looked up into the old eyes that were watching him with such compassion and read their acquiescence.