A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 55: what you’re looking at

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‘4 . . § 3a .<€47 . : am y . 5 ’ “ea A oti /.v Ae ME “he ' " 3 T _ ‘ a r i : ‘ sd 4 4 of A LEAGUE OF THREE. ceme both a musician and an artist. She possessed re- | markable talents in both directions. I determined to give Me F e her very advantage that I could. I earned my own living | as a teacher; I have no one dependent upon me. I am a widow; I was a teacher when I married Mr. Metcalf, and _»~ after his death I zesumed teaching. I have a little money ‘and thought it a good investment to cultivate Addie’s talents.” “Of whom did she take lessons in music?” “She took lessons of a lady.” i “And in painting?” “She took lessons of an Italian.” “She was very handsome.” ) “Yes, she was a remarkably pretty girl. I would have | wished for her own sake that she had been less beautiful, for it is hard for a girl who is poor and beautiful and com- pelled to work for her livelihood.” “It might have been better for Addie to have remained | in the country.” “T will admit that now I feel it would have been.” “'Tell me about her disappearance.” “She left the house one morning to go and take her painting lesson. {She never arrived at the house of the artist.” -_ Madie was thoughtful a moment and then said: | “The Italian says she never arrived?” | “Vos.” | t “T do not like these Italians.” f “I suspected him, and I placed the matter in the hands of competent detectives.” ae “And what do they report?” | “'T'hey confirm the statements of the Italian; they de- elare that hé-is innocent.” “That is, they have established the fact that she never arrived at i music room?”