Bob Younger's Fate — page 91: what you’re looking at

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82 | BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. no object in thus concealing himself, so I attributed it to you at once. When I suspected you, of course certain peculiar familiarities of style were brought to my attention, but you are certainly most cleverly disguised. ’’ “We are sure of having no listeners here?”’ “Perfectly; but are you certain you obtained en- trance without detection?’ “Yes; I took good care of that.’ ‘Has anything new been discovered ?’’ ‘No, nothing particular; but Ill tell you my ob- ject in coming here to-day. I wished to ascertain if Stark were identical with a certain gentleman I riot last night. This I thought I could determine by listening to the tone o his natural voice while ~ in conversation with you.’ “Are you willing to impart the soeult of your dis- covery to me?”’ ‘“‘T am proud to say that you are the only woman beside my own wife to whom I would be willing to intrust any of my secrets. We two are working to- - gether for a purpose, and you have shown such ex- _ cellent tact and judgment that nothing shall be kept from you. After I left you last night I received a note requesting a meeting with one of the sup- posed robbers, and in order to get on the track of the gentlemen, I went to the place of appointment, and met instead a young woman, who engaged me in conversation. The next thing I knew some one had rapped me over the head hard enough to lay ‘me out senseless. When I recovered I observed a masked man present also, who attempted to buy me off. Finding that impossible, he resorted to threats, all his conversation being carried on in an assumed tone of voice. Certain of his peculiar intonations (eo) comicbooks mn