Darke Darrell, the Boy Detective — page 151: what you’re looking at

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142 DARKE DARRELL. ‘‘Now, don’t get nervous, Darke,” advised Mr. Marks. — ‘‘If she is seeking you, you have only to remain passive. If she is still in the city, she will call at your mother’s. If she has left the city, she will write to you, and that within a week. What will you wager on the result?” Darke was so absorbed that he made no reply; still, he heard, and had to admit the force of his friend’s conclusion. A newsboy called in at the door of the office: ‘“The American! Second edition! Escape of Tim Jor- dan, the notorious counterfeiter, from Sing Sing!” ‘* What!” cried Darke, his face contracted, as he bounded toward the door, and purchased a copy of the paper. “Tt is true,” he gloomily said. ‘‘ I don’t care for myself, but for Leotine. He’ll leave no stone. unturned to gratify his revenge against her.” Eomicbooks:.co