Gilead Balm, a young Government clerk of philanthropic predilections, always read the "Daily Post" for the sake of its agony column. He used to speculate upon the manner in which he would respond to the innumerable appeals for help advertised, should Destiny ever put it in his power to do so. And Destiny actually answered by bestowing upon him a colossal and quite unlooked-for fortune. Thereafter he was enabled to indulge his desire. His strange experiences during the process being here recorded. The book is essentially one of adventure. - Summary by The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania. 1911)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Prologue
15:26 - Chapter 2
Chapter I. The Quest of the Sleeping Beauty.
15:31 - Chapter 3
Chapter II. The Quest of the Sleeping Beauty. Continued
22:28 - Chapter 4
Chapter III. The Quest of the Empty House
27:57 - Chapter 5
Chapter IV. The Quest of the Dog
28:38 - Chapter 6
Chapter V. The Quest of the Marble Statuette
26:26 - Chapter 7
Chapter VI. The Quest of the Rose-Ring. Part 1
17:19 - Chapter 8
Chapter VI. The Quest of the Rose-Ring. Part 2
18:12 - Chapter 9
Chapter VI. The Quest of the Rose-Ring. Part 3
25:48 - Chapter 10
Chapter VII. The Quest of the Wax Hand
46:02 - Chapter 11
Chapter VIII. The Quest of the Red-Morocco Handbag
27:15 - Chapter 12
Chapter IX. The Quest of the Registered Parcel
47:25 - Chapter 13
Chapter X. The Quest of the Shadow. Part 1
31:37 - Chapter 14
Chapter X. The Quest of the Shadow. Part 2
21:40 - Chapter 15
Chapter XI. The Quest of the Veiled Woman
35:33 - Chapter 16
Chapter XII. The Quest of the Obese Gentleman
41:13 - Chapter 17
Chapter XIII. The Quest of the Obese Gentleman (continued and concluded)
46:47