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The Bonesof Paris
A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE
Laurie R. King
BANTAM BOOKS
NEW YORK
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PREFACE
Wednesday & Thursday
September 18 & 19, 1929
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wih grp w rr hr h frh rch f Crwll,
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Gry ll d hdw dcig h crr f hi y. H l hi
gz lid vr h vlp rfc, d ld h ld lv i h
ich bl.
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igh.
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i h i. H clld hilf cwrd d hilf bd, whr
h p h x v hr flig h wrld crp cr hi rw
rv.
T ridrp grw llr, h lwd. A h y clrd, h fll
prd gi h h, cl ligh whiprig ph lg h
hrd f h bdr crp. O h rd, h fi d f frr
Ev r c, grw, rcdd: h hi f h pdl g-
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gd dri y. T dr d fl f hi frh h i-
fid Mr. rvli dirci ldry dy: h rid c
fr ri rhr h w. O i h yrd, dg-fx hd:
B hrd h dig f h big crr clw i griy il, h
hp f i ldig, h pl q f dh. Wv chwd
h cliff; ir crr clibd d lid dw h hill; h grd-
fhr clc i h fr r tick, tickd h wrld wrd rig.
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wrd i wy rd. T v wr wld ld rbl i -
hr r fif yrb by h, pl Gd, i wld b -
l prbl.If h vlp hd b fr Srh, hd hv frcd hilf
p h hig, dpi h whr, h hdw, d h i f
drd h clg h ppr li ld gr. B i w Srh
wriig. T lr c fr Hrri Syv, wh iv
Gry hd r dir. A wh irrd whirlwid f -
i: gil d h, piy d pi, fridhip d h dp ch f
cwldgd rpibilii. A wh hd hd b wh priig h ddr, h ib hd cgh wic i h fibr.
If h w ffi ci wrig, h flp hd b dbly ld, i
gl rifrcd wih ppr p. Fr l wld d h, fr h
r lic f h g w gh p h c fr -
cpig.
T y w ill dr wh B Gry lf hi bd. H drd,
d wld hrgh ligh h prry vrlig hChl. T lb f h clibd w h dg f h wrld,
Brii fil bi f ld. T ifiiil hif bh hi b ld
hi h, i i h x cry, ddd wigh ch hi
wld ip h hig i h . I h i, h rc prvidd
viwpi, d pi: j l frwrd . . .
T r hriz grw lighr. T wv blw hi dglig
b-hl clld hir Sir g: Youalwayshaveachoice. H cld
iply bd vr d l h y cli hi, l i pll hi gr
d chi hi wih iry hd fr fw , h dlivr hi
fly h rc, ixy f blw.
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Tr w lwy chic.
T brchd h hriz, flrig h wrld i brillic
h hid, fdd, rrd. Wh h i hd clrd fr h
wr blw, B Gry g hi f d ld righ dw
h hig wv.
N dy, frid.
Bc i hi ich, h prd hrgh h widw, big
h dr grli i h crr f h r. Sill, Gry irrd h
fir i lif bfr pprchig h bl.
H d i h ligh wih h vlp i hd d hi
if i h hr; h bld whiprd hrgh h il ppr. Grylid h c h bl. Wh h lifd h p h, flig
l dwwrd d hi grfl fr h rifrcig p: hd Rb-
bi criiy g h br f hi, h pr ld wld hv hd igh-
r fr w.
Syv Aric crip h chp Frch iry w
hi priig h vlp:
Spbr 16
Hl Bi
R d Cll, Pri
B,
Srry dirb y, b I d w if h c b rl,
d I d w wh l . I hpig y ll hy wr
gd.
I w Srh h hr igh, h lig wll.
Hrri
Gry rrd h l c: fl, cil, d wih hi-
i hI. Tr w hig Hrri w llig hi. S-
hig rblig h .
Gry h hi hd h ill-fd rlihip bw hi ir
d hi frid, h rd h dl-hrp pi f hi if h
p phgrph ph i wy. H rpd h i hr
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i, vig ch picr cr hi ich bl wih h pi f
h if. Fr picd-ghr ig rd hi id d l:
h widd y; h pll f cl; h ri i h c; h xr
f h i. H did ll fr, lhgh glip f y f h
wld hv b gh, fr wih hi bilii.
Wh h hd ld, h lid h vlp dr h picr d
hr vryhig i h v. H wipd h if hi rr-lg,
wiig fr h fl cch. H whd hi hd wih p. H
crbbd h bl d d h l pr rdc h h d.
Ad h h w pc bg.
T picr wr gd.T rrr w rl.
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September 911, 1929
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THEMORNINGEXPLODED.T r widw flrd wih h r h rdcr Hrri Syv bri, bbig hrgh hi y, plirig
hi hgh, rig hi h ld h lhr: crcd, gry,
fl.A lg wy ff, il d il wy, hi hd crp cr h icy
h h bd-id bl, dircd by qiig y wrd h
lhr rp h c i h ir li h lg f dd hig. T
hd fbld, lifd, fbld gi rvr h wch-fc.
J: y , d lrdy frc.
Syv gd g hi f h crp, wiig h
cdry xpli iid hi ll bfr h r bl phhrgh dicrdd clhig h crr bi. T wr w dig-
igly wr, b h dr gl ywy, h b l h p plh
vr hi fc d hir. H wrld wih h piri bl fr hr
r , pld hr pill d whd h dw wih cd gl,
h rchd pr h cri frci.
A dizzyig pr f rfp: il d i, bric d ibr,
pl d dryig ldry; cri f chiyp, wih rrw
lic f gificc i h dic. Childr vic d xi
hr cpd wih r rl fr h r d R d igh-
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br ccrdi, rflly wdig hrgh livly . Hi
filld wih h prviv i f pid pic .
Sr i Pri.
H w bc hi h id f h bd, picig p hi cig-
r c d lighr.
T p f h R chig wd ff cvli i h
bd. A hd rgd fr h h, h gld hd f bry
bld hir, fllwd by bl y bliig i rg.
Fr l ridx pi!
H w r if h w cllig hi whr, r h cri, d
h did hi h wld b bl hp h qi wih cff.Ev h Frch will h w ly chicry.
D hlp y h h, hy. Tyr li i ppr.
Eh?
Nhig, h ld hr. I hv g wr.
Sh drd h, d yd h cvr bc vr hr d
hir. Syv wivld rd h bd rip h ff hr. Rlly,
h id. I i ri d hi.B id f cpliig, r lig hi wih cr, h gv
i wrih crl gi hi lg, lig p hi cq-
ihly pr cld wh hr cr w rd li hig
fr Gr hrrr fil.
Y fr brf, Arri? O f br prd i hi
, w fir figr wld ph p h iid f hi b high.
H hd h cigr gi h h-ry, h b vrh rd hrrr-y. I ry vr dippi ldy, h ld hr.
B ic if h cld rbr hi .
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ACONVERSATION:Y w h Crby girl, did y?Crby? I d bliv I . . .
Pggy? Prici? Tr w hig b phgrph d
crhi w i g.Ah, y: Philipp. Wh b hr?
I h ill rd?
I hv hr i h. Why?
Tr w Aric ig b hr, l igh. H cli h
w hird by hr pr, hgh h ld rl br . I hgh
if y wr ill i ch, y igh l hr w.
A I y, i b h. Did y l h fllw?N, b h rd h Qrr if y w hi. T girl, Ll?
T wih h ligh figr? H pdig i wih hr.
Sd ibl ch.
Br h h Crby girl v fr hr w gd.
A dcripi fiig hlf h w i Mpr.
Crily h Aric. Why rh d hir fhr l h
lv h h?
Md.
I whyr j ig fr rbl. Ty c w, lp
wih y by hy c fid, d r hcd lb wh hy
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g hr. I pp h why y f h drif wy. I c hi
hw y i h id, H y Diy? r Iri r
whvr. T girl hr hbi f fliig i d ,
d . . .
T hr ddd.
Ad i h bcgrd, chi bg ic.
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THISSEEMEDTOb Syv dy fr dr w. Wll, iw Pri; i w 1929. Wh l cld h xpc?w hr fr hd Ll fr brf (hr: hd v r-
brd hr ), Hrri Syv rppd plihd wd
dr. T Riv Dri pr w hlf ld d i cl hi hl r cr h Si, d v hr fligh p fr
r lvl, i hllwy lld li y. N pic rd
hr.
H cd gi.
T girl hd b bc fr h Rivir (r M Crl r whr-
vr hd p h r)d h bildig grg f ccirg
hd p h lph wih i pr 406 bfrrlcly priig hi p, w i g.
S l h rid hd d br vr h rf il . . .
H chgd f r cl fi d pdd, hrd. I rp,
lg xdd grbl wlld grdlly fr wihi. Lc rld.
T dr wg p.
T girl w ll d brw: dr y, ch hir, -d
i, drd i chcl-clrd drig-gw. T
clrfl hig b hr wr w hvily bldh y, xplid by
h l-wi ll zig fr hr pr.
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Clrfl y, d vcblry. Tr yr g wh hd c
Frc, Syv wld hv drd hig h girl w
yigd v w h id fw phr. T h did g d
hi bli.
Yh, rry, h irrpd ldly, i Eglih. I w y p d
yr hppy wih . I d y b Pip Crby.
Wh? T cc dd Aric, ggig hi w h
r, b hd d r h yllbl b r.
PipPhilipp. Crby.
Phil? T rd y qid gi h brigh, d h wid,
dry lip id hr xpliv. Tgh pprd b chllg,b h cgh flr f gily pic cr hr glr fr.
Ar y Ncy Brgr?
Uh.
H h fr ffi riv, d pld brd hd gi
h dr, phig gly. Hw b I c i d fix y cf-
f? Sh wyd. H cgh hr lbw, h hd hi P vr
h c-rc d wld hr iid , fidig ry, ligh-filld pr, cfrbly frihd d cl bh wh p-
prd b xpldd ic.
H lcd h ich d cff prclr, lg wih pcg
f grd h, lhgh l-llig, l w chicry. Whil
h p grgld, h pd hrgh drwr d flippd hrgh
cr f pd il. I dd bc J.
Wh h gl b hwd dr, h prd w cp d irrdgr i bh, crryig h h x r. T brw girl ,
bliig, brigh rg , h gp i hr rb crig
prvciv dgr f clvg (hgh prlly, h prfrrd frcl
-). H phd cp i hr hd, rvd pir f il -
drgr fr h chir, d dw i fr f hr.
Dri, h rdrd. Ill hlp.
Hr y fcd h cp. Sh rid p, clrd hr hr,
rid gi. Mil?
Tr i y. Hr rb p ggig; i i, id r h
hr wld b frd.
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Sh blw cr h p, ippd, d crd, I d gr.
Aric, y. Sh hr wllw.
S, h ld r liv d l qyd r crcil, hr
righr pr rrd dgr f clr hr gr. H
hdd hr h h hd lf wih h ccirg Srdy fr-
, which hd fd h cr dr dy b.
I h wh wr hi, Mi Brgr, h ld hr. Hrri
Syv. Iv b hird by PipPhilhr d cl fid
hr. D y w whr h i?
Sh h hr hd, d p hig i bc d frh il Syv-
hrply rpd h qi.N, h rpdd. Srry. I d. Sh w ff wih frid . . .
Gd, h g.
Which frid i h?
Hw wld I w? I vr hi.
T hw Syv ppd. Firstthingsfirst, h ld hilf.
Wh did y hr l?
Mrch, h id chiclly.Ay id wh?
A cpl dy fr y birhdy pry.
Wh i yr birhdy?
Mrch wlfh.
S y l w hr rd h frh r fifh.
Lr. T girl fc crd wih ffr. Myb h wih?
B yr birhdy pry w h wlfh.Mybirthdayi h wlfh. T pry w h Sdy fr.
Syv hd wichd. If hd b , hd hv grbbd
hr by h cllr. If hd hd cllr. Fi, h wih f Mrch. S
if y hv Pip ic h, why hv y b ig y
fr hr vry hr w?
Sh gv hi v blr l. My?
Yh, y w: frc, ci. Tr dig rdr rfr-
rig y fr hr Pri b cc yr.
Y h hhld cc? Phil rribl b pyig
bill. I hv d i fr .
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H ill w pr f lr r dci cr hr fclhgh fr
h ph i, Syv wihd h hd h hrwd y f hi
frid B Gry.
Oy, y l w hr h d f Mrch. Wh did h y h,
b big g?
Sh hd jb. Wi. Hr fc crwd p id bbbld h
rfc li g i wp. Phil iig?
T wh Iv b yig.
Miig i,gone?
Miig i hr hr w w whr h i.
Hr hr d w?I ld y: h i why I hr. H rlly w gig h hr.
Wh arey?
J Chri, ldyr y r r d y d hv
y dr cld hwr? My i Syv. Iv b hird by
yr r cl fid hr. Hw cplicd i h?
Why hld I ll y yhig? Y cld b y.
I clly w lil ipriv, h i hr cdiicld c p wih rigil hgh. I hr y hr h
hr fily wh igh b lig fr hr?
T qi w cplx fr hr ddld , b id f
llwig hi ph hi wy p hr cvrilly h hd phy-
iclly, h hr lip ghr d cld p.
H ild, rfl b pprvig: girl i grl wr dd
rig h dy. Sill, h cldv d wih hi plyig db bi lgr. H dg h lr h hd bcd fr Nic Wr-
w bfr cchig p wih hi i Brli, h w bfr. Sh
rchd hr y wid cpl f i, d rd rd.
Dr Mr. Syv,
If I hv rchd h crrc pr, I bliv y wr
w yg w d Philipp Crby, Pip hr frid.
Y wld hv hr i h cpy f hr yg Ari-
c, Rli Pri, i h h f Frc l Fbrry. I w
Rli wh gv yr .
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I wri bc w c lc Pip, d I wdr if y c
hlp. Rli id h y wrd priv ivigi g
i Erp, d bq iqiri rd h y r bh
cp d rlibl. I l drd h y r fl i
Frch, d hv p ch f h l fw yr wrig i h
cry.
Philipp i y brhr dghr (h w illd i h Wr).
Sh vd Pri ix h g. Sh w i h hbi f
wriig h vry w r hr w. Hwvr, hr l lr r-
rivd i rly April.
Wh i, Philipp hr d Id iqiri i My,b I hv rcly dicvrd h r hird g w,
ic wrd, cr. My ir-i-lw, wh i wll, w di-
rgh h h prpd il fr Frc hrlf il I ppd
i d id I wld fid h girl. I ld by cllg h y
igh b rd, r hr ivigr cld .
Pip i vry brigh girl f wy-w wh, lhgh chrih-
ig h cvil id f yh, h lwy drd lvl hd d fir dgr f rpibiliy. (Idd, h
qlii r wh cvicd hr hr d pri hr
rvl Erp i h fir plc.) I i highly li hr iply
c cicig.
I hv wri h Aric Eby i Pri, d dircly
h plic, wll Pip w ddr, b hv b f r-
rd ll c: by h lw f h Eby, h vg-
f h plic, d cplly rpiv r. I
ld h f hi i d h widprd Ag hlidy;
hwvr, v h bildig ccirg w hlpfl. I hp
h hvig phyicl rpriv hr will pr y rgcy
h vri fr, I h y cidr bcig y
g.
If y r willig hi jb d r f r d ,
pl cbl yr rply.
Yr,
Er M. Crby II
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Syv p hi y gld Mi Brgr, jdgig hr rp
h lr. Hi w rci h hig hd b . . . wll, wild
ix: hp f dir hrig f Pip rbldir prd
by xprifllwd by rgr jl, hi f pprhi.
W Crby ccig hi f hig? T c qy rpri
Pip rllyhadb yg. B hi fil d hiliig g rp,
hd b: rlif. Bc Er M. Crby w ffrig Syv
cp fr h dy Brli hlry whr hi l jb hd rdd
hi.
S hr h w w lr, rcig h y f h cplly
rpiv r hy wrd hir wy dw h ppwrd h pricy ppr. H w wh h rchd Crby grbl
b hrh dry lip hlf prd i prb h d f i, hr
rci gi rprid hi. Sh ld p, gh.
J. Phil missing!
T dir hr rvgd fc hi hi righ i h g. A if
ld hi h -cr-i-h-wrld rl hd dyig
hr, r h h hrd--il pri lvig h br w pighr id hrgh cllg.
I lwy hc, wh cr r b hig h
y d.
Hd lid Pip, r, b l f lif hd whd vr h fiv dy
i Fbrry. Sic ig Crby jb, hd hgh f Pip ly
c icrigly frrig c h. Sddly, wih l
Ncy Brgr fc, h iig girl blzd i lif bfr hi y,vivid d gy d i rbl.
H rlly cldv d wih i.
Iv p h l hr dy ig b hr, h ld h r-
, d bdy hr fr h. I w hpig y igh
w.
Sh did wr, j w bc h lr, hr y rilig dw
h h. Ty cgh hig, rrwd, d Syv did
d b B Gry rd hi xpri.
H gv irl igh. Ahr hig h cldv d wih:
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r girl wh rd illy b. A hd chp rdr yri
hd d h wrld pici f y whd b h l pr
. W hr y pi i rig hi libi? H rid
picig p whr hd lf ff. Y wr yig h y l w Pip
Philrd h wih f Mrch. Did h ll y whr h w
gig?
Ti lr y y w hr?
Brifly. Sh wid. H grid hi h. I w wrig i br i
Nicdw h Rivir?wh h d Rli c i. Rli
did p ch Frch d w flig id f l, I ld h
i d li h bd fr whil d Id irdc h bch f wll Aric wh c i vry igh. Wh I g ff
idigh, hy ivid ji h pry. T w girl yd fw
dy d vd R. I hv hrd fr hr ic h.
Wh w Phil dig i Nic?
Expriig wih h wild lif, fr wh I cld . T why
I hgh fw pli Aric by wld hlp.
Ncy Brgr fixd hi wih hrd, bldh gz. Hwvr,Syv hd y girl wh cld rd li i hi fc if hd
hd i prpr. Ti d ifidr if ifid,
l willig pd jdg. Sh hr hfl f cff.
Did h y yhig b whr h w gig? h d fr h
hird i.
Sh ld h hd jb. Wll, h cll h jb, v if hy
d py. Which hy lly dPhil d d r livig.Yr r h did g ff wih h Aric?
W h bc hr fr R?
Y, f cr, pid f .
Syv hi cigr, ffrd hr .
I d, h, h id.
Y id if I d?
Hlp yrlf.
S, wh id f jb?
T l. Hi hd wichd gi. Ti i h girl icd. I
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, ll r f hig lil cig, hlpig i h hp, ph-
grphr i, b ly dlig. I h d, fr ri, y
w?
B h Syv cgh hilf, chgig i , I dr-
d h h y cr. Tr w lr fr hi , h x-
plid. Wih dil.
Crby fllw-p lr hd icldd ph, b ifri,
ppr br, d dcripi f h girl, bh h hrlivly
y; wdrfl f hr; dz f frid; lv b, ic,
dii, d chcld h cl: chippd fr h; l
hr righ ; br lf r; big br cr cr hr r, h lw fr br fir wh h w . Wh hd rd h cl
dcripi, Syv hd w hgh: , i wld br i
crr h priv ivigr; d w, Ucl Crby did -
pc h hi ivigr igh hv h cr fr hilf.
Ncy ddd. Y, h w cgh i fir wh h w child.
I ghr h w lcy g liv. Yr cri h , I d
w, wih rvlig hr rp? Livig wih h fll fri i h Sh?
T wh I big pid fid , h id pily. B
b h ri: Id hv hgh h cr wld p dlig
f h qi.
Y, i w gly. B f h ri, hy li fr, y w?
Y hi f yr r f r?
Id. B hv y f hir piig?Sh hd pi. H plld hi b. N?
Of h ri?
Pir, wrir, frid, byfrid. Ppl wh hd pri
h w .
Oh, fr hv ! I cld pibly rbr
Mi Brgr, I ryig fid yr r!
Sh blid hr wll ylid, lig br fr h fir i.
Sbr, rhr h wig. Whvr hd hppd Pip Crby
if yhig hadhppd hrNcy Brgr w hig b i.
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Of cr. Srry, Iv b g ic My, . . . Yr piiv
h Phil did j g whr d hr lr g l?
H rlly w gig c hr. Fiv h f lr?
Sh ggd ghr h fr f h rb if cld, lhgh h
r w yhig b. N. w , b h w drig h
wir. Tr w C, d Mrqi, d Ldy hig.
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