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MARDI GRAS MYSTERY was published in the September 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine. Our story opens during Mardi Gras as a young man costumed as a French colonial gentleman stolls along the Rue Royale. Beneath the mask, the young man is Andrew Blouchet, last of an old Louisiana family. Young Andrew lives on a small inheritance, but finds it harder and harder to make ends meet. But all that is about to change. And change in a most mysterious way! As he passes Gallion's restaurant, Blouchet encounters another masked reveler. She wears a short-skirted ballet dress. He doesn't know who she is, but is drawn by her magnetic beauty. She comes up to him holding a flat, black box that glistens with polish. The corners and hinges are of silver. She hands him the box, telling him, "Here is the box. Keep it hidden until you are alone." Young Blouchet is understandably confused. He denies any knowledge of the box or its ownership, but the young lady insists. She hands him a small silver key, oddly shaped and curious in design. She tells him he will understand all when he opens the box. But the box must be opened secretly in private. Before he can object further, she mingles with the Mardi G

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Author

Grant, Maxwell; Gibson, Walter

Publisher

Street & Smith

Published

1935

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction