Transcriber's Notes. 1. Page scan source: arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/ 3/4/6/4/5/public/B26994884.pdf (La Trobe University) 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. THE INDIAN BANGLE THE INDIAN BANGLE BY FERGUS HUME AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB" LONDON SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY _LIMITED_ St. Dunstan's House FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E. C. 1899 LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. CONTENTS PROLOGUE THE STORY. _THE FIRST SCENE: AT CASTERWELL_. CHAPTER I. DAVID AND JONATHAN. II. THE SEALED LETTER. III. AT THE MANOR HOUSE. IV. A QUEER COINCIDENCE. V. THE SUSPICIONS OF LAURENCE MALLOW. VI. THE REVEREND MANNERS BROCK. VII. MARGERY. VIII. JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER. IX. "TWENTY-ONE." X. A PRE-NUPTIAL CONTRACT. XI. THE NEW MAID. XII. "WEDDING-BELLS." _THE SECOND SCENE: AT SANDBEACH_. I. "THE HAPPY PAIR." II. "THE BROOCH." III. "CLARA'S LETTER." IV. "MORE MYSTERY." _THE THIRD SCENE IN LONDON_. I. "MYSTERIOUS MRS. ARNE." II. "MRS. PURCELL." III. "A PRIVATE INQUIRY AGENT." IV. "ONE OF US." V. "MADAME DEATH-IN-LIFE." VI. "ANOTHER LINK." VII. "AN UNEXPECTED MEETING." VIII. "THE LIGHT-HAIRED MAN." IX. "MAN PROPOSES." X. "WOMAN DISPOSES." _THE FOURTH SCENE: IN FLORENCE_. I. "ON THE LONG TRAIL." II. "ONE PORTION OF THE CONSPIRACY." III. THE SANDAL-WOOD CHEST. IV. "ANOTHER PORTION OF THE CONSPIRACY." _THE FIFTH SCENE: IN LONDON_. I. "THE MISSING MAN." II. "MONSIEUR ROUGE IS CONFIDENTIAL." III. "A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE." IV. "THE ISHMAELS OF HUMANITY." _THE SIXTH SCENE: AT CASTERWELL_. I. "AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL." II. "THE PENANCE OF MARGERY." III. "MR. BROCK AND THE LETTER." IV. "THE TREASURES AT KIKAT." V. "LET THE DEAD PAST BURY ITS DEAD." VI. "MR. BROCK'S ADDENDA." VII. "THE CIPHER DIARY." VIII. "A ROGUE'S MEMOIRS." EPILOGUE THE INDIAN BANGLE PROLOGUE PART I. A letter from Mrs. Purcell, of Bombay, to Miss Slarge, of Casterwell, England:-- "29th of May, 189--. "MY DEAR SISTER,