A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 54: what you’re looking at

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me Yo. Be A LEAGUE OF THREE. *. Ls ple say, and Patsy looked quite well, though neither ape proached at all near the borders of dudedom. iM “Patsy,” said Madie, when their meal was over, “I am is going to leave you here awhile. I must go and make a n ( call.” I Our hero had the direction, and by inquiring the way ‘ i ‘succeeded in finding the house of Mrs. Metcalf. He intro- hg duced himself and announced that he had business in the | | city and had come to make more particular inquiries as to } the fate of Addie Velkananu. “Tam glad you have come. I did not wish to write all a that I suspected. I fear a terrible fate has overtaken the . girl.” - “Will you tell me all the circumstances?” “T will. Addie’s mother was my friend, and when I heard of the death of beth parents I thought it would be a good idea to bring Accie to the city, as I knew her par- | ents did not leave any money for her support, and the girl was reared in too delicate a manner to undertake a maid- of-all-work position in the country.” “You knew her parents well?” : “T knew her mother. I had but little acquaintance — with her father. All I learned about him was from Addie’s mother. I believe he was American born, but his parents and Addie’s grandparents were French. Addie’s father may have been born in France; if so he was brought to America at a very early age. He was splendidly educated band a very worthy man. Addie’s mother was an orphan, and it was not known whether she had any relatives. She was adopted and educated by people who were not her rel- utives, and she was a teacher when she met Velkanan. That is about all I know of her father, and indeed of her mother.” ‘ “And now how about Addie?” “She came here to live with me and determined to vv ‘ ECOmicbooks.com oo + 2 ieee am 6 7