A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 73: what you’re looking at

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A LEAGUE OF THREE. “1 “What do you mean to do?” “1 have a plan.” “Oh, you have?” “Yes.” “Then you do not mean to let me have anything with it either, I suppose.” “Yes, you shall go in with me.” “What is your plan, Madie? “Those fellows are going to work that robbery to- morrow. “Well? “We can lay low, find out on what firm they work their game, and when they receive the money we can follow them up, and then we will notify the firm and they will recover the money. “Why do you let them commit the robbery ?”’ “Shall I tell you, Patsy? If we were to prevent the crime those rascals would get away and next time might be successful; but if we let them commit the crime and become liable to punishment while we have a dead open and shut on them they will get their deserts. They will go to jail and three or four scoundrels will be out of the Patsy was thoughtful a moment and then said: “Do you take in the chances you are braying?”? “T think I do.”’ “ Hardly.” “How?” “ We may be arrested as pals of these fellows.” “After having given the alurm?”’ “We are not giving the alarm. 1t will look as though we merely squealed in order to get the reward.’ “Patsy, your wisdom is great, and on general principles you are right; but I want to make sure that those fellows go up, and we will make sure that we release to do the girl, and