
BLINDFOLDED - By Earle Ashley Walcott
BLINDFOLDED
CHAPTER I. A DANGEROUS ERRAND
CHAPTER II. A CRY FOR HELP
CHAPTER III. A QUESTION IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER IV. A CHANGE OF NAME
CHAPTER V. DODDRIDGE KNAPP
CHAPTER VI. A NIGHT AT BORTON'S
CHAPTER VII. MOTHER BORTON
CHAPTER VIII. IN WHICH I MEET A FEW SURPRISES
The story opens with a fresh arrival in San Francisco, the city’s hills and fog‑cloaked bay painted in the amber glow of a setting sun. From the deck of the ferry the narrator meets his long‑time acquaintance Henry, a confident Californian who has arranged a clandestine job that “lies outside the law.” Their banter about uncanny looks‑alike faces and whispered instructions sets a tone of camaraderie tinged with unease.
As they step ashore, a cold thrill of danger flashes through the crowd, crystallized in the cold, snake‑like stare of a mysterious stranger. Henry’s nervous caution and the hurried push toward a hotel hint at a covert mission that will test both discretion and courage. The scene brims with the restless energy of a bustling port city, promising a tale of intrigue that begins the moment the ferry slips away.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (486K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Joshua Hutchinson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
Release date
2005-03-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1859–1931
A California writer of the early 1900s, he is best known for mystery and historical fiction set against vivid Western and San Francisco backgrounds. His surviving work has a brisk, old-fashioned storytelling energy that still makes for an engaging listen.
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