Detective Bob Bridger — page 94: what you’re looking at

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DETECTIVE BOB BRIDGER. 87 t. -_-— ‘*¢ And where are we going on the cars?’ “*Away out of the reach of that villain ye call Fandon. And how did ye come to know him so well as to call him Fandon?’ 66 6 W ho 0? ‘““Why, that imp of an organ-tuner ye brought wid ye from Corydon last night.’ “*TDidn’t Billy tell you his name was Fandon ?’ “*And did you hear him ?? ‘** How would I know his name, if some one hadn’t told me he would take me away with him ?’ “*Och, poor child! ye’ve been imaginin’ strange things. Sure, ye were so excited whin you came to me room last night at whativer it was that you fainted complately away just as J was givin’ ye a sup of the new coffee. And the father said it was a touch of the brain fever ye had. Hurry up and begone wid her, sez he, and take Billy wid you, sez he, and travel ye right East wid her, to some good doctor, if you find she nades it. And, above all, sez he, kape her out of the way of that devil of a tuner, sez he, for faith, sez he, I believe he’s charmed the poor crature. And doin’ as he bade me, me daughter, I’m takin’ ye on a visit to New York.’ “*And is Billy with you?’ ‘“Yis, and aslape ferninst us in a rattletrap box like this.’ “*But you don’t mean to harm me? You aren’t angry with me, are you?’ ‘““Now, luk at that—luk at that. What shud put such nonsense in yer head? Was it to harm ye, now I’ve rared ye from a baby till ye be a little lady fit for a king’s wife? But it’s to kape ye away from that villain of a tuner that I’m determined.’ — “*What did he do?’ “What did he do? Nothing.’ . ‘“*But he only came with me to tune the organ.’ “The vagabond !’ ‘“*And where is he now 2’ “To ould Nick, his father, I hope! "Well, don’t let us speak of him any more.’ ‘““That’s right, me daughter—forget the villain. Ill see that he sha’n’t bring you to harm.’ “Oh, I feel so sick and light-headed.’ “And well you might, me daughter, but we’ll soon be where the train breakfasts, and there you shall take a good, strong cup of tea and a foine hot meal.’ Gomicboo CS (E()