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1 " In newspaper-land a dull lie is seldom detected, but an interesting exaggeration drives an unimaginative rival to hysterical denunciations. "
― Edgar Wallace , The Four Just Men
2 " London waited, waited in patience, orderly, content to stare steadfastly at nothing, deriving no satisfaction for their weakness but the sense of being as near as it was humanly possible to be to the scene of a tragedy. "
3 " Edgar Wallace Four Just Men Table of Contents Thery's TradeA Newspaper StoryThe Faithful CommonsOne Thousand Pounds RewardPreparationsThe Outrage at the 'Megaphone'The CluesThe Messenger of the FourThe Pocket-BookThe Cupidity of MarksThree Who DiedA Newspaper CuttingConclusion Prologue: Thery's Trade If you leave the Plaza del Mina, go down the narrow street, where, from ten till four, the big flag of the United States Consulate hangs lazily; through the square on which the Hotel de la France fronts, round by the Church of Our Lady, and along the clean, narrow thoroughfare that is the High Street of Cadiz, you will come to the Cafe of the Nations. "
