{"product_id":"2940013048645","title":"The Brand of Silence","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       I. IN THE HARBOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      II. THE GIRL ON THE SHIP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     III. SOME DISCOURTESIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      IV. A FOE AND A FRIEND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       V. THE COUSIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      VI. MURK--AND MURDER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     VII. EVIDENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    VIII. LIES AND LIARS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      IX. PUZZLED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       X. ON THE TRAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XI. CONCERNING KATE GILBERT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XII. BATTERED KEYS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XIII. A PLAN OF CAMPAIGN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XIV. MORE MYSTERY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XV. A MOMENT OF VIOLENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XVI. MURK RECEIVES A BLOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XVII. MURK IS TEMPTED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XVIII. A WOMAN'S WAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XIX. COADLEY QUITS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XX. UP THE RIVER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXI. RECOGNITION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XXII. AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XXIII. A STARTLING STORY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XXIV. HIGH-HANDED METHODS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXV. AN ACCUSATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XXVI. THE TRUTH COMES OUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BRAND OF SILENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIN THE HARBOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow the fog was clearing and the mist was lifting, and the bright\u003cbr\u003esunshine was struggling to penetrate the billows of damp vapor and touch\u003cbr\u003ewith its glory the things of the world beneath. In the lower harbor\u003cbr\u003ethere still was a chorus of sirens and foghorns, as craft of almost\u003cbr\u003eevery description made way toward the metropolis or out toward the open\u003cbr\u003esea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe _Manatee_, tramp steamer with rusty plates and rattling engines and\u003cbr\u003ea lurch like that of a drunken man, wallowed her way in from the\u003cbr\u003eturbulent ocean she had fought for three days, her skipper standing on\u003cbr\u003ethe bridge and inaudibly giving thanks that he was nearing the end of\u003cbr\u003ethe voyage without the necessity for abandoning his craft for an open\u003cbr\u003eboat, or remaining to go down with the ship after the manner of skippers\u003cbr\u003eof the old school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere and there showed a rift in the rolling fog, and those who braved\u003cbr\u003ethe weather and lined the damp rail could see other craft in passing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA giant liner made her way past majestically, bound for Europe, or a\u003cbr\u003eseagoing tug clugged by as if turning up her nose at the old, battered\u003cbr\u003e_Manatee_.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068705816816,"sku":"2940013048645","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013048645_p0.jpg?v=1763576054","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013048645","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}