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THE HAUNTING OF
LOW FENNEL
UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.
ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.
By C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne.
THE LOVERS OF YVONNE.
By Rafael Sabatini.
THE MARRIAGE OF MARGARET.
By E. M. Albanesi.
THE SECRET WAY.
By J. S. Fletcher.
CAPTAIN KETTLE, K.C.B.
By C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne.
THE HAUNTING OF
LOW FENNEL
BY
SAX ROHMER
Author of “Brood of the Witch Queen,”
“The Quest of the Sacred Slipper,” etc., etc.
London:
C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.
Henrietta Street, W.C. 2
| First Published | 1920 |
| Reprinted | 1924 |
Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome and London
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| The Haunting of Low Fennel | 11 |
| The Valley of the Just | 61 |
| The Blue Monkey | 97 |
| The Riddle of Ragstaff | 119 |
| The Master of Hollow Grange | 157 |
| The Curse of a Thousand Kisses | 189 |
| The Turquoise Necklace | 213 |
The Haunting of Low Fennel
I
“There’s Low Fennel,” said Major Dale.
We pulled up short on the brow of thehill. Before me lay a little valley carpeted withheather, purple slopes hemming it in. A group offour tall firs guarded the house, which was couchedin the hollow of the dip—a low, rambling building,in parts showing evidence of great age and inother parts of the modern improver.
“That’s the new wing,” continued the Major,raising his stick; “projecting out this way.It’s the only addition I’ve made to the house,which, as it stood, had insufficient accommodationfor the servants.”
“It is a quaint old place.”
“It is, and I’m loath to part with it, especiallyas it means a big loss.”
“Ah! Have you formed any theories sincewiring me?”