Project Gutenberg 2010-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 355 Beach, Rex 1877 1949 Beach, Rex Ellingwood The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure The crimson gardenia -- Rope's end -- Inocencio -- The wag-lady -- "Man proposes--" -- Told in the storm -- The weight of obligation -- The stampede -- When the mail came in -- McGill -- The brand. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure" by Rex Beach is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives explore themes of adventure and romance, likely set against the backdrop of vibrant and tumultuous historical periods. The opening tale introduces Roland Van Dam, a New York society man who finds himself amidst the chaotic and colorful festivities of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, where he encounters a masked maiden and becomes embroiled in a potentially dangerous adventure. At the start of the story, Van Dam is attending a parade with his disinterested friends when he becomes separated from them in the lively crowd. He buys a white gardenia, which he pins to his domino, and soon meets a petite masked girl who coincidentally mistakes him for someone else, leading to a sense of mystery and urgency. As they navigate through the carnival, the girl warns him of a looming danger, and their connection deepens amidst the chaos. The tension escalates when they are confronted by an assailant known as the Black Wolf, prompting Van Dam to act bravely in defense of the girl. This marks the beginning of their thrilling escapade, with each turn revealing more about the characters and the undercurrents of danger and romance that permeate the festive atmosphere. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32101/32101-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories Adventure stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Romance Category: Adventure 515757 2025-06-13T08:06:55.265113 text/html 512862 2025-05-28T13:55:36 text/html 386894 2025-06-13T08:07:02.273082 application/epub+zip 393523 2025-06-13T08:06:56.334081 application/epub+zip 249641 2025-06-13T08:06:55.857108 application/epub+zip 546490 2025-06-13T08:07:07.151999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519484 2025-06-13T08:07:01.821081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376427 2022-09-14T16:23:56.356850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489398 2025-06-13T08:06:54.036127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469474 2025-05-28T13:55:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22018 2025-06-13T08:07:07.311995 application/rdf+xml 15436 2025-06-13T08:06:55.953058 image/jpeg 2417 2025-06-13T08:06:55.906064 image/jpeg 370111 2025-06-13T08:06:55.397073 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia