: Fred M. White
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: The Adventures of Drenton Denn, Special Commissioner Short Stories
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The Adventures of Drenton Denn, Special Commissioner by Fred M. White is an exhilarating journey through high-stakes investigations and daring escapades. Drenton Denn, a sharp-witted and fearless Special Commissioner, faces a series of complex and dangerous cases that test his intellect and bravery. Each adventure plunges him deeper into a world of intrigue, from dark conspiracies to unexpected betrayals. With each turn of the page, Denn's sharp deductions and unyielding courage shine as he battles criminals and uncovers secrets that could change the course of history. Dive into this thrilling collection and follow Denn as he confronts peril head-on, proving that justice always prevails.

Fred M. White (1859-1935) was a British author known for his prolific output of mystery, adventure, and speculative fiction. He is most famous for his early science fiction disaster novels, particularly 'The Doom of London' series, which depicted catastrophic events befalling the city. White wrote hundreds of short stories and serialized works, which were popular in magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His works contributed significantly to the development of early science fiction and thriller genres.

The Yellow Moth


BEING AN ADVENTURE OF DRENTON DENN, SPECIAL COMMISSIONER
Published in: The Daily Mail, London, 11 August 1898
The Clarence and Richmond Examiner, Grafton, N.S.W., Australia, 27 Sep 1898

I


DRENTON DENN stood watching the points of flame dragging along the Cuban coast. Under the cloak of the night rottenness and corruption lay hidden. The cat was still playing with the mouse, and concrete humanity had grown jaded with the spectacle. The whole thing had mattered little to Europe so long as wheat was down firm at 40s. again.

But it mattered a great deal to Drenton Denn, seeing that he was a war correspondent of mark. Copy lay yonder back beyond the sandhills, facing Port Indigo--copy palpitating with new horrors and sensations. Slowly the Spaniards were being starved into submission, chaos and worse reigned in Port Indigo, and Denn meant to sketch the crimson horrors of it on his note-book, despite the rigid regulations forbidding the landing of a single man from the American fleet there.

For strange stories had come like fugitives across the bay to the blockading fleet. The infamous Don Macdona had made his headquarters in Port Indigo. He was holding high court there with the scum of the island. Sooner or later this hybrid tyrant and bloodsucker would fall into the hands of Uncle Sam, and be shot out of hand. Being a fatalist and a sybarite, he was plucking the flowers that time allowed to him.

Carpe diem. This picturesque polyglot reeked in the nostrils of a continent. Of al