A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 74: what you’re looking at

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12 A LEAGUE OF THREE. she will be safer after her release if the scoundrel who abducted her goes to state’s prison.”’ «I am not going to stand against your good judgment, Madie. On general principles you are doing wrong. You should put this matter into the hands of the police, but it is possible you may have some scheme of your own, so go it your own way.’’ On the day following the incidents we have recorded Madie and Patsy were early on thestrect. ‘They proceeded down to the house to which they had trailed the Itahan artist, and then they lay around for a long time. Vinally, however, three men came forth from the house, and Madie and Patsy followed after them. Madie, under the tuition of Patsy, had gotten himself up for a great scheme. He had told his quondam friend that he would like to get into a disguise that would permit him to get into the banking house where the Italians intended to work their scheme. “You can do that well enough. If it’s a bank there will be no trouble.” “It is not a bank they intend to rob, but some private banking house.” “You know that?” “J do.” “Then get up as an apple boy; yes, an apple boy can sneak in and out of places in New York as easy asa fly through an open window. You see the people appear to be accustomed to the little peddlers and don’t mind them. It’s a great disguise; I’ve known regulars to work the apple woman racket. It’s an old scheme but a good one yet.” Madie got himself up as an apple boy. He and Patsy arranged the basket and had it secreted at a convenient point, and when downtown in pursuit of the forgers Patsy went afte: the basket while Madie followed the Italians, agreeing to meet his little “pal” at a given point. 'OMILEDOOKS ae