Penny Dreadfuls, 1888 · page 32 of 208
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DARKE DARRELL, | 23 denly, his face lighting up. ‘‘ The initial letters of the dis- patch read: ‘ Shove at Once.’” ‘© Kh!” quickly, sharply, snatching the paper from Darke’s hand. ‘‘Sothey do! So they do!” excitedly. ‘‘ Shove at once. Pay out the counterfeits. We'll give them a warm time. Darke, you are a genius, and you’ve been called to your profession,” unable to refrain from patting Darke on the head. Eomicbooks (E(o)