A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 85: what you’re looking at

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aL > f his ‘ a iu a Ve A LEAGUE OF THREE. Again Madie moaned: “We’ve lost them.”’ «Not vet, Madie, not yet.’’ “lf we have not lost them where are they?” **T can’t tell you now.”’ ‘*"i"hen we’ve lost them.”’ , ‘‘For the time being only, Madie. We’ve got them down too fine to lose them. We'll find them again. We a will go for ’em like two hounds, and we’ll scent ’em out, “A | you bet.”’ RY “You keep my courage up. I can fight a bear, but I | can’t stand anxiety, Patsy.”’ ‘We will come out all right.” | The lads went home and on the way talked matters ae over. Patsy always wound up with the statement: ‘‘We’ve got a clew sure.” 4 On the following morning the two lads were out bright Belg and early; indeed they nalspied an hour when they hoped to be able to meet just the parties who might be most likely to give them some information; and it was remark- able, the manner in which they pursued the inquiries. they had gone over the whoje ground and had not gath- ered one item that was of service, and Patsy remarked: “We will give this up.”’ *‘Not yet, Patsy. Well track over the same ground again; we’ll keep tracking all day long.’ ‘All right, Madie, dear. Iam with you.”’ The lads had gone very slowly over the ground. They had questioned every one whom they thought would be likely to have seen the girl, and on their return trip thev did the same thing, and going over the whole ground the second time obtained no results. | ul aoe we go again,”’’ said Patsy, striding off at a good Yes, here we go again. ”