A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 100: what you’re looking at

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¥ i “No, it’s all right. Take it cool, Madie, dear. {| | haven’t been idle; there will be a friend of yours here pretty soon.” | | “Who?” ‘., “ Never mind, you’ll know him when you see him, and ‘if it will be all sist. You can take it easy, old fellow.” ~ “TJ don’t understand it, Patsy, but I reckon I’ma coner.” P €No, you’re allright. You would have been, but you | put an anchor to windward.” aL i The two lads talked for about half an hour. Patsy — i) would not give any explanation. The explanation came, however, in a most remarkable manner. A turnkey ap- peared, opened the cell door and led our hero downstairs. The lad was ushered into a court room and there he beheld the gentleman for whom he had saved the money by be- traying the forgers. Beside him stood the detective who had arrested the Italians, and there was another gentleman present who assisted at the signing of some papers. The latter, our hero afterward learned, was an assistant district attorney. After the papers were signed the judge reached | over and said to the banker: | “The lad is free.” The gentleman stepped over beside Madie end said: { “T trast you will come out all right. I am glad to | serve you; good-day.” | The gentleman went away, but the detective approached | and said: | “Young man, I am sorry yon fell into trouble, but it | wi! be all right.” “Tt was you, sir, who secured my release?” | “Yes; your friend there hunted me up and told me all about the matter, and 1 took measures for your release on | bail.” “So Iam only bailed?” “That is all ” 7 =—=— (EO) 6