A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 66: what you’re looking at

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igh A LEAGUE OF THREE. ; Among the other preparations our hero had made he 4 provided himself with a regular night club, a hard locust | stick, which in skillful hands is the most effective weapon in a hand-to-hand conflict. | This club he had stowed away in a long pocket made expressly for it. He was otherwise provided for emergen- a cies. } Our hero did not stop to consider the chances he was | ql taking. He was working altogether on a supposition, and ‘| he might really be placing himself in the attitude of a i, housebreaker; indeed, if captured, the chances were that he would so be considered, and Patsy said: “You mustn’t be taken prisoner, Madie.” a “You may rest assured I will not.” - *Tt will go hard with you in case you are. Remember, } you are armed and equipped like a burglar.” iy.) “That's 30.” | “Tt’s a heavy sentence for house-breaking, and you are | going to break into that house, and it may be pa the Italian is innocent and that the aga is not in the house at 4 all.” “T know she is there.” | “You have no proof, and it is better to be on the safe ; ~ side.” 7 “T don’t mean to be captured.” “Yon must make sure that you are not.” “You can bet I will be on my guard.” Made got back on the roof of the house and he proceeded | to the scuttle. He had determined to gain an entrance dout the scuttle way, and that act in itself might constitute a state’s prison offense, as Patsy had intimated. Our hero, however, in for it, and did not stop to consider consequences, ’ 3 a |? * sat ? ‘ ' a = - a F ] a. 4