You may want to take a break and look at fluffy teddy wear, eat some gummy bears, listen to nursery rhymes, forget the terrorising stories for a bit. But wait, those gummy bears are not what they seem....

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the ghost breaker a novel based upon the play by charles goddard and paul dickey this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org chapter 9 checkmate the first the detective glared at the noblemen with fingers obviously itching for action he sucked his teeth contemptiously and then turned his back squarely upon the noble countenance over his face spread the beatific smile which strong rough men deemed overpowering with a member of the weaker sex as he was saying lady before we were so impolitely interrupted you was in the hotel when this gun play went on did you hear it yes sir i heard two shots did you hear anything else yes indeed i heard a great many people running up and down the corridor outside my door the detective scribbled away in his notebook jarvis winked again at the princess over the dowdy shoulders which were backed toward him the duke caught the wink and pondered over it did anyone come in your room miss yes my maid was frightened poor child she came in and begged me to protect her uh hum and how did your luck get broken it was broken when we came to the room i was foolish not to complain to the management at once for i might have been robbed by some sneak thief i explained all that at the hotel um all right what about the colored man who came to your room afterwards and carried away a large bundle the duke's eyes were sparkling now he was biting his chance to intervene jarvis watched him without the flicker of an eyelash that was my servant explain the princess easily i send for him because i had made a number of purchases too late to get them into my trunk they are here unopened you may examine them if you wish the detective waved aside the offer he was nothing if not galliant if the questioned one were fair enough oh that's all right but what do you know about this miss he produced a pocket knife and walked toward her slowly examining it with care the duke of alva leaned over his shoulder with absorbed interest this knife has the initial w how about it the girl reached forward with a graceful hand oh i am so glad you found it thank you for bringing it to me then it's yours who is this party w your name is aragon i believe the princess laughed i am maria theresa of aragon you see i don't see where does the w come in i know how to spell you know even if i'm only a bull and he glared pugnaciously at the duke why it isn't w can't you understand you're holding it upside down it is m standing for my first name maria theresa the detective grudgingly handed her the trinket he looked into his memorandum book again chewing the end of his pencil now there's just one more thing miss carlos could control himself no longer he caught the officer's arm in a feverish grip which was as promptly thrown off you will pardon me but i wish to inform you that this man's name is warren he began the detective spun about and protruded his heavy chin at the duke say who's running this third degree you or me the duke tried to temporize but my dear man say cal i ain't your dear man cut that guff don't dary me i'm a big rough fellow but i've got some gumption you get out of here he gave him a thoroughly plebeian push toward the door yes carlos do go leave us to attend to this matter these gentlemen are so kind and so sympathetic i'm sure we can finish this better without you i merely wish to point out you point him out jim ordered the first detective to his assistant you hear what the lady says this is her cabin the second official caught the aristocrat with a rude grasp of the velvet coat collar and shook him as one would a child the duke's teeth chattered out your goals and if your butt's in again i'll fan...