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In Dunedin, a boarding house lodger discovers another boarder covered with blood, is accused of murder and spends the night in gaol. Cheery tale of circumstantial evidence. (PB)
A mix-up in Christmas gifts - a stuffed turkey for a stuffed cat - gains one bachelor a favoured welcome and loses the other a prospective legacy. Lively if a little forced. (PB)
Marion Ingles accepts a position as companion to a rich and beautiful Mrs Marwick of Kew, Melbourne, and discovers her to be estranged from her husband. She also discovers that they are sisters, that Mr Marwick and her own former lover, and that Mrs Marwick is already married to a forger ... (PB)
A woman waiting for her husband to return from work mistakes a robber for him, and coincidence and courage protect her during her night-long vigil. (PB)
A bank clerk wrongfully charged with theft is only proved innocent after the death of his cousin five years later and the discovery of the missing bank notes in his desk. Rachael Selwyn remains true to him throughout. (PB)
A widower is cleared of the murder of his infant son by a nurse who will not perjure herself to protect a scheming doctor. Includes trial account. Probably US. (PB)