Mystery of the inn by the shore by Florence Warden

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June 15

Prosperity and the sea had deserted Stroan together. As the waves receded, leaving a bare stretch of sand where once whole fleets had ridden at anchor, the once flourishing town had dwindled and sunk, in spite of valiant struggles to revive and retain her ancient supremacy.

In the length and breadth of the land no place could be found so sleepy, so much behind the times, so tortuous of street and so moss-grown of stone, as Stroan had become, when, by a happy chance, the game of golf came down from the North and established itself asthe fashion. Then somebody discovered that the bare and unproductive sands between Stroan and the sea made excellent "links ;" visitors began to arrive and to putupata brand-new hotel built expressly for their accommodation, and a little breath of active life began to stir once more in the narrow, winding streets.

Among the visitors, one warm september, came down from London three friends, who tempered their devotion to golf by various other pursuits, each according to his inclination.

Florence Warden, born 16 May 1857 and died 11 May 1929, was an English actress and writer, who wrote many novels under her stage name, her name at birth being Florence Alice Price and her married name Mrs G. E. James.

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First Published 1895
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