BY THE SAME AUTHOR

Gutter Tragedies
Children of Earth
The Folly of the Wise
The Motor Pirate
The Cruise of the Conquistador
The Lady of the Blue Motor

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"Five or seven? It won't matter much, will it?"

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THE
MASTER CRIMINAL

BY

G. SIDNEY PATERNOSTER

Author of "The Cruise of the Conquistador,"
"The Lady of the Blue Motor,"
"The Motor Pirate," etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES JOHNSON POST

NEW YORK
THE CUPPLES & LEON CO.
PUBLISHERS

COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY
G. SIDNEY PATERNOSTER

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