by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood

Name: The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere
Author: by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood

The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere (1926)

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“The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere”, published in 1926, is a work by by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. It explores elements such as Anderson, Dale and Cornelia.

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by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere (1926)

“ Were old wives' tales and witches' fables true after all? Did a power—merciless—evil—exists outside the barriers of the flesh—blasting that trembling flesh with a cold breath from beyond the portals of the grave? There seemed to be no other explanation.
"You men stay here!" said the detective. "I want to ask you some questions." He doggedly returned to his third-degreeing of Dale.
"Now what about this blue-print?" he queried sharply.
Dale stiffened in her chair. Her lies had failed. Now she would tell a portion of the truth, as much of it as she could without menacing Jack. ”

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by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere (1926)

“ She couldn't have shot Fleming of course—and yet—unless he and Billy found something to substantiate her story of how the killing had happened—it was her own, unsupported word against a damning mass of circumstantial evidence. He plunged with renewed vigor into his quest.
Back in the living-room, as he had feared, Anderson was subjecting Dale to a merciless interrogation.
"Now I want the real story!" he began with calculated brutality. "You lied before!"
"That's no tone to use! You'll only terrify her," cried Miss Cornelia indignantly. ”

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by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere (1926)

“ Miss Cornelia took the telephone from Anderson's hands.
"I'll get the Johnsons', Mr. Anderson," she said firmly. The detective seemed about to rebuke her. Then his manner recovered some of its former suavity. He relinquished the telephone and turned back toward his prey.
"Now, what was Fleming doing here?" he asked Dale in a gentler voice.
Should she tell him the truth? No—Jack Bailey's safety was too inextricably bound up with the whole sinister business. She must lie—and lie again—while there was any chance of a lie's being believed. ”

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by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere (1926)

“ The detective seemed both puzzled and disturbed.
"Well—it looked like the shadow of a bat—I'll say that for it," he said finally.
On the heels of his words the front door-bell began to ring. All turned in the direction of the hall.
"I'll answer that!" said Jack Bailey eagerly.
Miss Cornelia gave him the key to the front-door.
"Don't admit anyone till you know who it is," she said. Bailey nodded and disappeared into the hall. The others waited tensely. Miss Cornelia's hand crept toward the revolver lying on the table where Anderson had put it down. ”

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by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere (1926)

“ She could not destroy it—it was the only clew to the Hidden Room and the truth that might clear Jack Bailey. But, somehow, she must hide it—get it out of her hands—before Anderson's third-degree methods broke her down or he insisted on a search of her person. Her eyes roved wildly about the room, looking for a hiding-place.
The rain of Anderson's questions began anew.
"What papers did Fleming burn in that grate?" he asked abruptly, turning back to Dale.
"Papers!" she faltered.
"Papers! The ashes are still there."
Miss Cornelia made an unavailing interruption. ”

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by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere (1926)

“ Dale gratefully seized the momentary respite and sank into a chair. The detective looked at her.
"I think she knows more than she's telling. She's concealing something!" he said with deadly intentness. "The nephew of the president of the Union Bank—shot in his own house the day the bank has failed—that's queer enough——" Now he turned back to Miss Cornelia. "But when the only person present at his murder is the girl who's engaged to the guilty cashier," he continued, watching Miss Cornelia's face as the full force of his words sank into her mind, "I want to know more about it!" ”

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by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, The Bat — X. The Phone Call from Nowhere (1926)

“ Then he caught sight of the raincoat-covered huddle on the floor.
"Why ...." he said in a voice that mingled astonishment with horror. He paused. His glance slowly traversed the circle of silent faces. ”

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