Old Specie, the Treasury Detective; or, The Harbor Lights of New York — page 129: what you’re looking at

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OLD SPECIE. | 121 He was deliberating upon his course. Then he decided. Better to settle this question once for all. “What you say, Mr. Jenkins, is very good as far as it goes, but the trouble is it does not go far enough.”’ SSH Hie “There is always’a possibility in a case of this kind that a will may be in existence, and that up- sets the next of kin claim.”’ “A will!”’ ejaculated the lawyer. ‘That was what I said.’’ ‘“My dear sir, it is impossible. I mean it can hardly be possible that such is the case.”’ ‘‘] beg to assure you that it is, however.’’ ‘I can hardly believe it. How do you know that » what you state is so?”’ ‘‘From the simple reason that I have seen the document with my own eyes.” ‘“‘Confusion !”’ “You doubt it still?’’ “Considering what a mess it will make of my client’s business, and he coming all the way from Omaha, too, you cannot wonder at my feeling in- credulous.’’ ‘“‘T shall take pleasure, then, in removing this feel- ing from your mind.”? ~ He walked over to the desk. Old Specie watched him curiously. He had tapped that desk himself without discover- ing the hidden will. There was a secret compartment—he knew that for a surety. Caldwell bent over and placed his hand under the desk in'a certain way. | Comichboo CS (E(0) =}