A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 52: what you’re looking at

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Ba *FO A LEAGUE OF THREE. his first real glimpse into underground life in New York. _ Madie was tough; he could stand what any one else could, re and he lay down and rested as peacefully as he would have done in a feather bed. " _ = . ~ a - ~ = , > a ! MADIE STARTS IN ON HIS QUEST. ‘ bs a” MaAptreE was the first to awake, and he rose to a sitting a position and looked at the little fellow beside him as the latter slept. He beheld a good, honest Irish face, features i the set of which indicated good sense instead of a lack. | He did not disturb the sleeper, but let him sleep on, and employed theta thinking over the novelty of the situx tion, and while thus meditating he formed his plans. a In good time Patsy awoke and our hero said: “Come, we will go and get a breakfast.” “Howe” t ; “T’vo got a little money.” “You get your breakfast, I can get my own.” “You can?” | oY On iY “How?” 4 “Qh, there’s a big house up on the avenue; I carry in the ash barrels and the girls there always give me a hunk of bread. Come along, I can get a hunk big enough to divide with you.” . “No, you will go with me this morning. You know 4 place where we can get some coffee and cakes?” You bet I do; come along.” The boys hustled out from their bunking place;and pron ceeded to one of the avenues, where they found a coffee OF ; Eomicboo