A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 114: what you’re looking at

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rar ay 112 A LEAGUE OF THREE. he Y said: ‘Ill give you the city of Boston for a wedding pres- arrived in Boston in due season and sought quarters in a cheap hotel. The fact of two lads being together of such dissimilar appearance and manners, caused them to attract considerable attention, and one man took it upon himself to ask a great many questions. He questioned Patsy: “Where are you from?” he asked. . “New York,” was Patsy’s anwser. “Why did you come to Boston?” “To buy it.” ” “Bh?” “We came here to buy, my friend. There is a modern Monte Cristo, who is going to be married, and his bride re- quested a present different from any that had ever been given to any bride since the world began, and my friend ent,’ and she said, ‘I’ll take it,’ and that’s what we are here for, to buy Boston as a wedding present for a bride.” The man let the lad alone, but he concluded that he had struck a remarkably bright pair of lads, and what is more, he made up his mind that they were up to some scheme. | In the meantime, our hero and his comrade started out ‘ on their search. ‘They walked Boston from one end of it to the other in search of a music teacher’s sign bearing the mame of Senley. They trudged all day, bak without suc- “ cess, and they traveled around far into the night. At length Patsy admitted that he was sleepy and Madie sald: | , “You go to the hotel and to bed.” “What will you do?” “Keep up the search.” %; Why not retire and start in to-morrow?” “JT will spend the night on the street.” “ Are you mad?” “No.” “Then what is the matter with yout” | KS