The Marriage Wager
Brothers Jacques and Pierre Roques are sworn enemies after a bitter quarrel over the distribution of the family will. Pierre, fearing death at Jacques' hands, flees to America and settles in... Read allBrothers Jacques and Pierre Roques are sworn enemies after a bitter quarrel over the distribution of the family will. Pierre, fearing death at Jacques' hands, flees to America and settles in a lonely mansion with his daughter Beth. His wealth is secreted in the cellar and guarded... Read allBrothers Jacques and Pierre Roques are sworn enemies after a bitter quarrel over the distribution of the family will. Pierre, fearing death at Jacques' hands, flees to America and settles in a lonely mansion with his daughter Beth. His wealth is secreted in the cellar and guarded by a huge automatic portcullis arrangement. Henry Leeds, a wild young bachelor utterly op... Read all