The Return of Clubfoot

Valentine Williams (1883 - 1946)

Whilst spending a holiday in a small Central American Republic, Desmond Okewood, of the Secret Service, learns from a dying beachcomber of a hidden treasure.

With the assistance of a millionaire, he sets out for Cock Island, in the Pacific. To his astonishment he discovers that the Man with the Clubfoot, whom he had regarded as dead, has anticipated him. It is obvious to Okewood that his old enemy is also in search of the hidden gold, and there ensues a thrilling sequence of adventures, in which the millionaire's pretty daughter takes a prominent part.

Okewood has the cipher, and the Man with the Clubfoot determines to secure it, for without that cipher it is impossible to discover the hiding-place of the treasure; but there is something that the Man with the Clubfoot does not know, whereas Okewood does. - Summary by Original Gutenberg text

Genre(s): Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter I - Doña Luisa Mark Nelson
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Play 02 Chapter II - In Which a Gentleman Pays His Debt Mark Nelson
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Play 03 Chapter III - The Message Mark Nelson
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Play 04 Chapter IV - A Footstep in the Lane Mark Nelson
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Play 05 Chapter V - The Girl in the Smoke-Room Mark Nelson
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Play 06 Chapter VI - I Receive an Invitation Mark Nelson
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Play 07 Chapter VII - The Vice-Consul's Warning Mark Nelson
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Play 08 Chapter VIII - Dr. Custrin Mark Nelson
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Play 09 Chapter IX - Concerning a Long Drink Mark Nelson
00:20:59
Play 10 Chapter X - The Grave in the Clearing Mark Nelson
00:24:35
Play 11 Chapter XI - A Voice in the Forest Mark Nelson
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Play 12 Chapter XII - I Meet an Old Acquaintance Mark Nelson
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Play 13 Chapter XIII - El Cojo Mark Nelson
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Play 14 Chapter XIV - "Die Fünf-und-Achtziger Mark Nelson
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Play 15 Chapter XV - Marjorie's Adventure Mark Nelson
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Play 16 Chapter XVI - Black Pablo Makes His Preparations Mark Nelson
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Play 17 Chapter XVII - The Escape Mark Nelson
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Play 18 Chapter XVIII - A Face Among the Ferns Mark Nelson
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Play 19 Chapter XIX - Which Proves That Two Heads Are Better Than One Mark Nelson
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Play 20 Chapter XX - The Burial Chamber Mark Nelson
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Play 21 Chapter XXI - A Light in the Darkness and What Came of It Mark Nelson
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Play 22 Chapter XXII - I Interupt a Téte-a-Téte Mark Nelson
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Play 23 Chapter XXIII - Capitulation Mark Nelson
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Play 24 Chapter XXIV - Ulrich von Hagel's Treasure Mark Nelson
00:17:41
Play 25 Chapter XXV - The End of a Dream Mark Nelson
00:13:56
Play 26 Chapter XXVI - In Which a Black Box Plays a Decisive Part Mark Nelson
00:12:44