The Velvet Paw
Written by
William Le Queux
Copyright 1896
Contained in the collection .
In London again, Anton Prehznev is approached by a young woman who, in Russian, compliments him on his magazine articles against tyranny and begs him for help. She says she is in great peril and asks him to accompany her to her home to meet with her brother to discuss the trouble. Agreeing, Prehznev will find himself waiting alone in a room in their apartments, a room that was sealed to turn it into a lethal chamber!