A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 92: what you’re looking at

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A LEAGUE OF THREE. iy long to get into the house. Once imside he luoked around "i é La and found the look of things entirely different to what ie | Hy ‘ had discovered when he entered the house of the Italians, ie ‘ea He saw evidences of cleanliness and good order on every Fis \\ hand. He ascended to the parlor floor. No lights were i / burning and he moved very cautiously. He finally entered be the parlor and after a moment slid the mask of his lantern | and glanced around. He was surprised; he saw no evi- | dences of a criminal gang. On the contrary, everything | , ‘appeared as well arranged and orderly as one would expect | | to find things in any respectable household. | ‘Hang it,” muttered the lad, ‘‘I don’t understand it.” ’ - | Madie determined to ascend to the second floor. He | did so, and heard voices in the front room, and also per- ceived a light showing under the door. He listened and became aware that he heard a woman’s voice. He peeped +, in the room and there, sure enough, was a lady, fully at- mA tired. She was standing in the center of the floor, while iM a gentleman—the man our hero had been trailing Wan te stretched upon a sofa, and the lady was berating the man : ' ” for having come home so late. \ Madie stopped and considered. “Great ginger!” he W muttered; “I have not made any mistake. That is the man, and he is being scolded by his wife for being out late. i | It don’t look as isugh he would have any evil designs against Addie. I donot know what to make of it. Can it be possible that I am following ua false clew? If I am it will not do for me to be caught in here, or it will be all day for me, that’s certain.”’ Madie determined to ascend to the third floor. He did so and was moving along on tiptoe when suddenly a door opened and a half-dressed man stood before him. The man did not speak one word, but made a grab for the in- truder. It was no time for argument. The man did net _ speak, neither did Madie, but. he let fly and with a weill- 1 CECOMNMUCEL MOM) <