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Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Natalie Sumner Lincoln (1881–1935) was an American mystery writer known for her popular detective novels during the early 20th century. She wrote over 20 books, with titles like "The Trevor Case" (1924) and "The Red Seal" (1920), which often blended elements of suspense, crime, and intrigue. Her works frequently featured strong female protagonists and were set in Washington, D.C., reflecting her own upbringing in the city. Lincoln's novels were widely read in her time, and she was a key figure in the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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CHAPTER I. IN THE POLICE COURT Te Assistant District Attorney glanced down at the papers in his hand and then up at the well-dressed, stockily built man occupying the witness stand. His manner was conciliatory. "According to your testimony, Mr. Clymer, the prisoner, John Sylvester, was honest and reliable, and faithfully performed his duties as confidential clerk," he stated. "Just when was...
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THE PIGEON'S FLIGHT It was bitterly cold that December night, 1864, and the wind sighed dismally through the Maryland woods. The moon, temporarily obscured by heavy clouds, gave some light now and then, which but served to make the succeeding darkness more intense. Suddenly the silence was broken by the clatter of galloping hoofs, and two riders, leaving the highway, rode into the woods on their...
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CHAPTER I AT VICTORIA STATION The allied forces, English and French, had been bent backward day by day, until it seemed as if Paris was fairly within the Germans' grasp. Bent indeed, but never broken, and with the turning of the tide the Allied line had rushed forward, and France breathed again. Two men, seated in a room of the United Service Club in London one gloomy afternoon in November, 1914,...
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