The Red Seal is a mystery novel by Natalie Sumner Lincoln. It follows a police court case and a missing man, with a red seal at the center of the puzzle. Listeners who enjoy classic detective fiction will appreciate its tangled clues and suspenseful atmosphere.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
THE RED SEAL by Natalie Sumner Lincoln CHAPTER I. IN THE POLICE COURT CHAPTER II. THE GAME OF CONSEQUENCES CHAPTER III. THE ROOM WITH THE SEVEN DOORS CHAPTER IV. BARBARA ENGAGES COUNSEL CHAPTER V. THE VANISHING MAN CHAPTER VI. STRAIGHT QUESTIONS AND CROOKED ANSWERS CHAPTER VII. THE RED SEAL CHAPTER VIII. THE INQUEST CHAPTER IX. "B-B-B” CHAPTER X. AT THE CLUB DE VINGT CHAPTER XI. HALF A TRUTH CHAPTER XII. THE ECHO OF A LAUGH CHAPTER XIII. THE FACE AT THE WINDOW
CHAPTER XIV. PAY CASH CHAPTER XV. WHEN THE LIGHT FAILED CHAPTER XVI. THE CRIMSON OUTLINE CHAPTER XVII. A QUESTION OF HOUSE-BREAKING CHAPTER XVIII. THE FATAL PERIOD CHAPTER XIX. THE RED SEAL AGAIN CHAPTER XX. THE UNKNOWN EQUATION CHAPTER XXI. THE RIDDLE ANSWERED CHAPTER I. IN THE POLICE COURT The 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 Sylvester in your employ?” “Sylvester was never in my employ,” corrected Benjamin Augustus Clymer. The president of the Metropolis Trust Company was noted for his precision of speech. “During the winter of 1918 I shared an apartment with Judge James Hildebrand, who employed Sylvester.” “Was Sylvester addicted to drink?” “No.” “Was he quarrelsome?”
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