Darke Darrell, the Boy Detective — page 154: what you’re looking at

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% ~ + a. q “a ’ 4 i tion, and Jersey City is considerable of a place. Wasn't there so much earnestness in her letter, I would suspect that she has been purposely obscure.” ‘Still, you can find her, Darke” “Oh, yes, I’ll find her,” speaking hopefully. DARKE DARRELL. 145 CHAPTER XXXI. ABDUCTED. On the second day after the receipt of Leotine’s letter, Darke went to Jersey City. His object was to find Leotine. For two days he conducted his search patiently and per- sistently, walking the streets, visiting public places, loung- ing around the ferries. It proved a fruitless search. On the third day he was in despair. ‘‘She merely mailed the letter here at Jersey City,” rea- soned he. ‘‘She is in New York. Why didn’t I reach that conclusion before?” A wrong conclusion, as he discovered that very after- noon. He saw a gentleman ahead of him. A young girl was walking by his side. Her figure was so much like Leo- tine’s, that he was sure that he had found her at last. He noticed, too, that the gentleman was very much like the gentleman Mr. Marks had described. Darke kept them in view. They entered a store, so ) did Darke. The young girl stopped in front of the counter, and talked to one of the lady clerks. Darke saw her pro- file, recalled a ring which sparkled on her finger, and knew that she was Leotine, and yet was a little puzzled because she looked so womanly. He leaned against the counter; their eyes met; there was no recognition in hers, though her cheeks reddened, GEomicbooks.co