Darke Darrell, the Boy Detective — page 97: what you’re looking at

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88 DARKE DARRELL. It will be the surest and quickest way to bring the police down on them.” What wicked thought had entered into Leotine’s head? She took the lamp out of the globe of the-lantern. She applied it to the curtains of her bed, and to her dresses in the wardrobe, and soon the bright flames were hissing and creeping in every direction. ‘<T’ll set a few more rooms a crackling, just to make sure of it,” she thought, the exultant look still on her face. She fired the room adjoining. She entered Aunt Car- lina’s room again, and tossed the lamp right into the mid- dle of the bed. The house is filling with smoke already,” thought she. ‘Tt is time for me to be getting out. What if I wouldn’t — be able to get the front door open?” She started in alarm, grasped the bag, and hurried swiftly down. the wide stair-way which led to the hall. Eomicbooks.com