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The Silent Barrier
Louis Tracy
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The Silent Barrier is a story of mystery and romance with Charles K. Spencer, a well-to-do young American mining engineer, as main character. Drinking his water in a hotel in London one day, he overhears a conversation between two young women, one of whom speaks of going to Switzerland. He decides to play "fairy godfather" and send the comparatively poor, but most amicable other girl there, without her knowing anything of him, under the pretext of furthering her career as a writer for a scientific journal. However, the girl is shadowed on her journey by the mysterious Mr. Mark Bower. Convinced from the first that Bower is a rogue, Mr. Spencer decides to follow them to protect the girl.
The Silent Barrier is a story of mystery and romance with Charles K. Spencer, a well-to-do young American mining engineer, as main character. Drinking his water in a hotel in London one day, he overhears a conversation between two young women, one of whom speaks of going to Switzerland. He decides to play "fairy godfather" and send the comparatively poor, but most amicable other girl there, without her knowing anything of him, under the pretext of furthering her career as a writer for a scientific journal. However, the girl is shadowed on her journey by the mysterious Mr. Mark Bower. Convinced from the first that Bower is a rogue, Mr. Spencer decides to follow them to protect the girl.
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“This line grows worse each year,” she remarked, by way of a conversational opening. “It is horrid traveling alone. Unfortunately, I missed my son at Lucerne. Are your people on the train?”
“No. I too am alone.”
“Ah! Going to St. Moritz?”
“Yes; but I take the diligence there for Maloja.”
“The diligence! Who in the world advised that? Nobody ever travels that way.”
By “nobody,” she clearly conveyed the idea that she mixed in the sacred circle of “somebodies,” carriage folk to the soles of their boots, because Helen’s [Pg 68]guidebook showed that a diligence ran twice daily through the Upper Engadine, and the Swiss authorities would not provide those capac. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Intermittently entertaining adventure story. The details of the Swiss/Italian Alps seemed authentic enough, but unlike the heroine, I've never pored over Alpine travel books, so what do I know? What kept me from really enjoying the story was the uneven quality of the characterizations. Bower, the an
Charming, clean & interesting romantic mystery. Enjoyable narration and recommended.
Some of Tracy's supporting characters make all of the difference between 2 or 3 stars. This tale is one of those.