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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1920 Original Publisher: E.J. Clode Description: The Grell mystery, 1914, and The maelstrom, 1916, were published under the name of Frank Froest as author ... "George Dilnot is really the co-author of the Grell mystery and The maelstrom." -- Letter of publisher, Aug. 19, 1920. Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER V The building was quivering with the shuddering rumble of the great printing presses in the basement as Jimmie Silverdale quitted the Daily Wire office. He shivered as the cool fresh air of the early morning struck him and buttoned his thin raincoat tightly. Always it had seemed to him there was something unreal, unnatural, in the noisy activity of the streets of newspaperdom at that hour. Now, somehow, it jarred upon him more than ever. As he turned into Fleet Street, he glanced at his watch. It was two o'clock. Only by great luck could he hope to pick up a nocturnal taxi- cab. He quickened his stride and moved westward. After all, it was but a walk to Chelsea. Mrs. Grundy and the conventions might go hang. He would see Hilary. He felt chilled. The exercise would warm him. Now it would be doing Jimmie Silverdale an injustice to suppose that he had usually held any diffidence in pursuing a course he had marked out. He considered difficulties as they arose. He set out on that journey with the fixed intention of rousing Hilary from bed -- if she had gone to bed, which he doubted -- and having the whole subject thrashed out. Therewas no time for finesse and it was no occasion for tact. She was suspected of a murderous crime and, if innocent, he must have her version of the story if he was to aid her. If guilty -- He tried to ...