Darke Darrell, the Boy Detective — page 139: what you’re looking at

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130 DARKE DARRELL. ‘The girl has left her bag here. There may be things in it that she will need in the morning.” She picked up the bag, and was surprised to find it so heavy; it was unlocked; she thrust in her hand, and com- menced to take out the articles of jewelry, dismay mingling with her astonishment. ‘‘ Jane, there is an interesting account here about a de- scent upon a counterfeiters’ den in New York,” Mr. Ken- drick said. ‘‘A lad knownas the Boy Detective of Balti- more figures quite conspicuously in it.” ‘« George, just look here!” Something in his wife’s tone arrested his attention. He glanced from the newspaper to the table. On the latter sparkled jewels of great value. ‘Why, Jane, where did you get.those?” he asked, a little dazed. “‘Qut of this bag, George. We are harboring a little thief,” her tone very grave. Mr. Kendrick put aside his paper. ““She told me it was. jewelry which made her bag so heavy,” he said. ‘I laughed over it, for I did not believe her.” “It is good jewelry, George?” “’Oh, one can see that.’ Slowly Mrs. Kendrick returned one article after the other to the bag. , ‘She is not yet asleep,” she said, rising. ‘* She will have to tell me how she came by this wealth.” “Will not to-morrow morning do as well?” suggested her husband. , ‘“‘She may rob usthrough the night.” ‘And not get half as much as she has left,” smiled her husband. ‘‘I would consider myself more than indem- nified. Still, if you wish to question her, I'll 0 with you. There is something about the girl that Llike. Tl venture GComicbooks.com —