A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 87: what you’re looking at

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ha i i | 4 _ A LEAGUE OF THREE, — «Oh, he was not a bad-looking man.” **o you remember what he looked like?” “Yes, I do.”’ **Would you know him if you saw him again??? — ‘Yes, [ would.”’ ‘You are sure?”’ “Yes, I am.” ¢ “You can’t tell me what he looked like?” “Yes, I can.”? ‘oWill yeu?” “Yes. Why not” **Do so.” The girl possessed the female faculty for descriptions, and she described the man she had seen accurately. Our hero’s heart thrilled as he realized that the girl’s descrip- tion answered to that of the man who had spoken of a re-_ semblance to Addie in the theater. *“You have not seen the man around here since that morning ?”? ‘*No.”? **Nor the girl?”’ *“No.”? Patsy had been a surprised and delighted listener to the dialogue, and when he and Madie walked away the little gamin exclaimed: “Well, persistence and perseverance will accomplish a great deal.”’ “You bet they will.” “We have a clew now.” “We have. There is no doubt now we have the right man.” “It’s strange, Madie.” “What is strange?” The whole affair.”