Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=wdoWAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) Popular Novels by Fergus Hume ============================= THE SECRET PASSAGE _The Albany Evening Journal_ says: "Fully as interesting as his former books, and keeps one guessing to the end. The story begins with the murder of an old lady, with no apparent cause for the crime, and in unraveling the mystery the author is very clever in hiding the real criminal. A pleasing romance runs through the book, which adds to the interest." 12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25 THE YELLOW HOLLY _The Philadelphia Public Ledger_ says: "'The Yellow Holly' outdoes any of his earlier stories. It is one of those tales that the average reader of fiction of this sort thinks he knows all about after he has read the first few chapters. Those who have become admirers of Mr. Hume cannot afford to miss 'The Yellow Holly.'" 12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25 A COIN OF EDWARD VII. _The Philadelphia Item_ says: "This book is quite up to the level of the high standard which Mr. Hume has set for himself in 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab' and 'The Rainbow Feather.' It is a brilliant, stirring adventure, showing the author's prodigious inventiveness, his well of imagination never running dry." 12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25 THE PAGAN'S CUP _The Nashville American_ says: "The plot is intricate with mystery and probability neatly dovetailed and the solution is a series of surprises skillfully retarded to whet the interest of the reader. It is excellently written and the denouement so skillfully concealed that one's interest and curiosity are kept on edge till the very last. It will certainly be a popular book with a very large c lass of readers." 12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25 THE MANDARIN'S FAN _The Nashville American_ says: "The book is most attractive and thoroughly novel in plot and construction. The mystery of the curious fan, and its being the key to such wealth and power is decidedly original and unique. Nearly every character in the book seems possible of accusation. It is just the sort of plot in which Hume is at his best. It is a complex tangle, full of splendid climaxes. Few authors have a charm equal to that of Mr. Hume's mystery tales." 12mo, Cloth bound, $ 1.25 ====================================================================== G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK LADY JIM of CURZON STREET _A Novel_ By FERGUS HUME _Author of_ "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "A Coin of Edward VII," "The Pagan's Cup," "The Yellow Holly," "The Red Window," "The Mandarin's Fan," "The Secret Passage," etc. G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK Copyright, 1906, BY G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY ----------- Issued March, 1906 Lady Jim of Curzon Street LADY JIM OF CURZON STREET CHAPTER I "We're on the rocks this time, Leah, smashin' for all we're worth. How we can win clear beats me."