A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 72: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

se .! ‘ihe mn duke hy A LEAGUE OF THRER. iia A) + ss * By all that’s strange and wonderful, but it’s a queer rae, thing we’ve run into. But do you know, Madie, those wrongs are being perpetrated in New York, and in fact in | o all great cities, about every week in the year, if not every * | Mes _ day in the week. It’s the old story—poor and pretty— F. | ‘and sometimes I’ve felt that beauty was a curse unless well; protected. To be beautiful and friendless is a misfortune indeed.” | “ Patsy, we will save the girl.” | ik “We will, and we can do that easy enough.” “ How?” | o “Just report the matter to headquarters. The police will investigate and take care of the girl.” i “We don’t report anything to the police.” “What will you do?” = “You and I will get the girl out of that house.” “You are always proposing to take big chances.” sedi of = a a ES “J admire your spunk, but not your prudence. We have Addie to find yet.” “Yes, and we will have to hunt up another scent, I’m thinking.” . “We are on the track of the right man.” “You think so?” “Yes.” “T don’t, now.” “We shall see; but, Patsy, we are on to a big crime.” “So you were saying.” “'l’hose men intend to attempt a big scheme of forgery.” “yes.” “We can bilk their game.” “Yes, all we have to do is go to the chief. He'll take care of ’em.” ") There came a peculiar look in Madie’s eyes as he said: “The chief will not have anything to do with this case __ at present.” . ee ae | = > , ow e et a a ar, am ¥ ms