Old Specie, the Treasury Detective; or, The Harbor Lights of New York — page 161: what you’re looking at

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OLD SPECIE. | 153 Lo the police officer he gave orders to guard the © property until he came again, as he desired to look around more closely. : Then they went off. | Snyder was landed in jail, but a fictitious name and a charge of swindling the government placed against him. eee CHAPTER XXI, CLIPPING THE TIGER’S CLAWS. Now that the bogus money-makers had been cared for, the government detective felt he could turn his full attention to the other characters in the game. He knew Delmar had hidden his own identity so well that even should he read an account of Sny- der’s capture in an evening paper he would have no fears of his own safety. Even Snyder did not know that his companion - was living under the name of Caldwell in the fash- ionable part of the city. Old Specie began arranging his plans. He meant that this night should see the end of the great game. A few messages were sent by wire. To these he received replies. When three in the afternoon had arrived all was arranged for business. No rehearsal was necessary, for the characters in the drama would have little to do outside of himself ~ and Delmar. The latter, not being coached, would have to carry his part extempore. Thus the day waned. Gomichoo cS (E(o 3