The Dugdale Millions — page 233: what you’re looking at

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A BURGLARY. 223 It was in fact the Jenkins box, which Mrs, Stanton thought she had so safely hidden. ‘There would have been much trembling among certain people if they could have known that, at that moment, Mr. Stanton and Dick had the means within their own hands of definitely determining who was the real Dugdale heir. But saying that it was not the one he was looking for, he took down another. Thus he had seven boxes on the table, and the seventh proved to be the one he wanted: He handed the papers to Dick, who saw by the most cursory examination that they were of no value whatever. “JT will destroy them,” he said. “Put them back in the box,” said Mr. Stanton, ‘and when I come to them in my weeding-out process I will get rid of them.” He lifted the box, as Dick did as he was bid, with the view of putting the box back, but Dick promptly interfered, and taking the box from his hand said: “Sit down. I will put the boxes back.” He had restored two to their places, when Mr. Stanton, going over to the shelf, took down the Jenkins box and, taking a bunch of keys from his pocket, tried to find a key that would unlock it. “strange, he muttered. “‘I have no key that fits i 4 can't. imagine what box'this is.” While he was thus engaged Dick had put back three more. Mr. Stanton laid the box down on the table and Dick picked it up to replace it, “Leave the others,” said Mr. Stanton. Misunderstanding his remark, Dick laid the box down again ona part of the table remote from the others. The two talked a little while longer and then went to bed, leaving the three boxes on the table. In the meantime Mrs, Stanton, having had ample time to reflect, began to shrink from the dishonorable Comiclbooks.€© 3