THE BLONDE LADY

CONTENTS


FIRST EPISODE: THE BLONDE LADY

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Number 514, Series 23 3

II. The Blue Diamond 49

III. Holmlock Shears Opens Hostilities 91

IV. A Glimmer in the Darkness 131

V. Kidnapped 166

VI. The Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin 207


SECOND EPISODE: THE JEWISH LAMP

I. 249

II. 296




FIRST EPISODE

THE BLONDE LADY


CHAPTER I

NUMBER 514, SERIES 23


On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at
Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand
dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy
because of its many drawers.

"That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.

M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his
daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down. He ended by
paying sixty-five francs. As he was writing down his address, a
well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through
the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:

"How much for this?"