A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 96: what you’re looking at

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AM i," fine oe, eee uy ‘ A LEAGUE OF THREE. “Who is here?” i “The cops; they are laying for us outside.” iif Madie meditated an instant and then said; i “The door is locked?” | BE “Vos.” : | “ Kollow me.” | The window chanced to be open. Madie stole throngh | it and stood on the sill an instant, and then caught on te a rope and the next instant he was ascending to the roof. Uae “Quick, Patsy,” he called. . Patsy did not need a second invitation. He went up | the rope like a monkey, and when both were on the roof | Madie hauled the rope up after him. “'I"hey haven’t got us yet, Patsy.” mh “Where did you get the rope?” “Oh, I fixed it there a day or two ago against just such an emergency.” “Tt’s Bk high.” 4 “Yes, we’re pretty high up, pal.” “We can’t stay here.” “Nor will we; follow me.” ) / Madie led the way across the roof, and attaching his ‘ ey rope to a bolt which he had fixed for the purpose he told f --* Patsy to let himself down to the roof below, and at the same instant remarked: 4 “In times of peace prepare for war.” . Once on the roof of the adjoining house, which was at ‘least twenty feet lower than the one from which they had just descended, the lads proceeded along across several roofs, moving swiftly and noiselessly. Madie carried a second rope with him and they let themselves down to a house still lower, and from there got down to an extension, and finally landed in an alleyway. 3 “So far so good,’’ said Madie. , “Yes, Madie, but we’re rubbing it in.” ‘ nt > Eomicbooks.com >