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The Cloisonne Vase — Edwina Noone
JOURNEY INTO HORROR
It began in the grim mansion of the immensely powerful old man who gave lovely young Julia Powell a sealed package to carry across the country.
Soon the turn-of-the-century train trip across the United States became a waking nightmare as three people -- a grotesque fat woman, a repulsive little man in black, and a diabolically handsome and charming young man -- wove a net of intrigue and deception around the bewildered girl.
But not until Julia reached the old house that was her destination did the terrible truth about her mysterious employment dawn -- too late to retreat from the dark abyss opening to swallow her up…
It began in the grim mansion of the immensely powerful old man who gave lovely young Julia Powell a sealed package to carry across the country.
Soon the turn-of-the-century train trip across the United States became a waking nightmare as three people -- a grotesque fat woman, a repulsive little man in black, and a diabolically handsome and charming young man -- wove a net of intrigue and deception around the bewildered girl.
But not until Julia reached the old house that was her destination did the terrible truth about her mysterious employment dawn -- too late to retreat from the dark abyss opening to swallow her up…