A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 35: what you’re looking at

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A L#AGURE OF THRER. 33 be: Madie walked along through the town and passed be- Wa yond until he came to a place under a bridge; there he i calculated he might lodge for the night. He still had his pack with him on his back. He had not started out with if much of a wardrobe, knowing that he was going to the, 4 city. He had deferred fitting out until he reached New’ | York. - ; “Now then, I’ll get ready to serve out those fellows who | have had their turn at me.” i He pulled off his bundle, took off his boots and also his stockings, and as he did so he said: “JT reckon this will serve to fix those chaps just right — 4 They had their turn at me, I'll take my turn at them.” Madie took his pair of woolen stockings and filled them F with green slime from the edge of a pool near the river. Having filled them and put his traps nicely away under the bridge he said: “Now, f reckon I am ready.” ile slowly walked back to the town and soon arrived near the place where he had been kicked by the three boys. ‘The latter were still standing in front of the cigar store, and as Madie approached one of them said: “ Here comes country again.” § Madie walked along, and the three lads approached him and one of them asked: “What are you doing here again 7 “T’ve left something.” “You have?” wy og.” “What did you leave?” “If Ll were to tell you I do not believe you would under stand.” “Say, you’re “Am I?” “Yes,” — eel getting sassy again.” -