
"NO CLUE!" - A Mystery Story
"NO CLUE!" - I - THE GREY ENVELOPE
II. THE WOMAN ON THE LAWN
III. THE UNEXPECTED WITNESS
IV. HASTINGS IS RETAINED
V. THE INTERVIEW WITH MRS. BRACE
VI. ACTION BY THE SHERIFF
VII. THE HOSTILITY OF MR. SLOANE
VIII. THE MAN WHO RAN AWAY
IX. THE BREAKING DOWN OF WEBSTER
The opening scene drops listeners into a tense domestic setting, where Mrs. Brace stares intently at a plain grey envelope that seems to hold more than a simple message. Her daughter Mildred, equally sharp‑eyed but softer in demeanor, joins the silent confrontation, each word measured to keep a hidden man from overhearing. Their exchange crackles with veiled contempt and a shared, stubborn resolve that hints at a secret that could change everything.
That envelope triggers a chain of questions—who sent it, what it contains, and why the Brace women guard it so fiercely? As the story unfolds, a cast of curious neighbors, a determined sheriff, and a reluctant witness each surface, pulling the listeners deeper into a web of suspicion and family rivalry. The early chapters promise a classic whodunit atmosphere, where every glance and whispered reply may be the next clue, or a deliberate misdirection, keeping the audience guessing until the mystery truly tightens.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (316K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by D Alexander, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2008-08-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1881–1936
A former White House reporter who turned political experience into fast-moving fiction, he wrote mysteries and popular novels with a journalist’s eye for detail. His career moved from Washington newsrooms to magazines and bestselling books in the early twentieth century.
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