A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 79: what you’re looking at

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A LEAGUE OF THREE. CHAPTER VIII. MADIE STARTS ON A FRESH TRAIL. As Madie gained the street Patsy accosted him: “Hello, Madie; it’s all right.” * “What’s all right?” “You’re all right.” “What more?” “The girl is all right.” Patsy told him how he had followed the detective and am officer, how they had entered the house, had found the girl, and how later she had been carried away in an ambulance. “Where to sy “A hospital, Il reckon. And now tell me what happened. to your” Madie told his story, and Patsy said at its conclusion: “ All’s well that ends well. You were lucky to be able to prove your innocence, and I think you’ve made a hit.” “Hower” “Call on the detective to-morrow and learn what he has to say. He’sa good fellow, asquare man. You’ve made a friend, that’s sure.” “Td like to know which hospital they took the girl te and——” Madie stopped short, when Patsy said: “ You’d go and see her?” o'r os." “In my opinion you will have all you can do to find Miss Addie.” On the day following the incidents we have recorded Madie, according to agreement, called to see the detective, and the latter said: “So you decided to come and see me?” . / Yes.” %