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| 100 | 1 | _aBarnes, Charles R. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aOn the Sweeny wire |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from the July 7, 1926 issue of The Popular Magazine. | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2023-10-01 | ||
| 508 | _aRoger Frank and Sue Clark | ||
| 520 | _a"On the Sweeny Wire" by Charles R. Barnes is a crime fiction story written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Belle Sweeny, the widow of a race-track gambler, who becomes entangled in intrigue and deception when she listens in on conversations over their party telephone line. The book explores themes of curiosity, betrayal, and the consequences of eavesdropping, as Belle's actions set off a chain of events in the underworld of gambling. In the story, Belle Sweeny’s mundane life takes an unexpected turn when she overhears a conversation that leads her to believe there's an insider winning horse race tip. As she attempts to leverage this information to change her and her husband's fortune, she unwittingly becomes embroiled in a plot orchestrated by Mike the Wop, a character with questionable motives. Belle’s desire for involvement leads her to eavesdrop more frequently, ultimately putting her husband at risk from a well-laid trap. The climax reveals Belle's missteps as the scheme unravels, underscoring the dangers of her curiosity and the foreshadowed consequences of the secrets shared over the telephone wire. The story captures the thrill and tension of gambling alongside the personal dilemmas that arise from Belle's choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cNew York: Street & Smith Corporation, 1926 |
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| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aGambling -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aHorse racing -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aTelephone -- Fiction | ||
| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from the July 7, 1926 issue of The Popular Magazine. | |
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://archive.org/details/PopularMagazineV085N0319270820_201706/page/154 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71765 |
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