THE AFFAIR OF SAMUEL'S DIAMONDS
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THE CASE OF MR. JACOB MASON
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THE CASE OF THE LEVER KEY
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THE CASE OF THE BURNT BARN
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THE CASE OF THE ADMIRALTY CODE
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THE ADVENTURE OF CHANNEL MARSH
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I have already recorded many of the adventures of my friend MartinHewitt, but among them there have been more of a certain few which werediscovered to be related together in a very extraordinary manner; and itis to these that I am now at liberty to address myself. There may havebeen others—cases which gave no indication of their connection withthese; some of them indeed I may have told without a suspicion of theirconnection with the Red Triangle; but the first in which that singularaccompaniment became apparent was the matter of Samuel's diamonds. Thecase exhibited many interesting features, and I was very anxious toreport it, with perhaps even less delay than I had thought judicious inother cases; but Hewitt restrained me.
"No, Brett," he said, "there is more to come of this. This particularcase is over, it is true, but there is much behind. I've an idea that Ishall see that Red Triangle again. I may, or, of course, I may not; butthere is deep work going on—very deep work, and whether we see more ofit or not, I must keep prepared. I can't afford to throw a single cardupon the table. So, as many notes as you please, Brett, for futurereference; but no publication yet—none of your journalism!"
Hewitt was right. It was not so long before we heard more of the RedTriangle, and after that more, though the true connection of some of thecases with the mysterious symbol and the meaning of the symbol itselfremained for a time undiscovered. But at last Hewi