text: COLONEL THORNDYKE'S SECRET
  
  By G. A. Henty. 
  
  PUBLISHER'S INTRODUCTION. 
  
  "Colonel Thorndyke's Secret" is a story so far out of the ordinary that it will not be inappropriate to speak a few words regarding the tale and its unusually successful author, Mr. George Alfred Henty. 
  The plot of the story hinges upon the possession of a valuable bracelet, of diamonds, stolen from a Hindoo idol by a British soldier in India. This bracelet falls into the possession of Colonel Thorndyke, who, shortly afterward, is sent home to England because of his wounds. The secret concerning the bracelet is told to the Colonel's brother, a country squire, and the treasure is left to younger members of the Thorndyke family. 
  As is well known today, the theft of anything from a Hindoo temple is considered an extraordinary crime in India, and when this occurs it becomes a religious duty for one or more persons to hunt down the thief and bring back the property taken from the heathen god.
tokens: COLONEL THORNDYKE 'S SECRET By G. A. Henty . PUBLISHER 'S INTRODUCTION . " Colonel Thorndyke 's Secret " is a story so far out of the ordinary that it will not be inappropriate to speak a few words regarding the tale and its unusually successful author , Mr. George Alfred Henty . The plot of the story hinges upon the possession of a valuable bracelet , of diamonds , stolen from a Hindoo idol by a British soldier in India . This bracelet falls into the possession of Colonel Thorndyke , who , shortly afterward , is sent home to England because of his wounds . The secret concerning the bracelet is told to the Colonel 's brother , a country squire , and the treasure is left to younger members of the Thorndyke family . As is well known today , the theft of anything from a Hindoo temple is considered an extraordinary crime in India , and when this occurs it becomes a religious duty for one or more persons to hunt down the thief and bring back the property taken from the heathen god .
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