The Dugdale Millions — page 85: what you’re looking at

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COUNTERPLOTS. 75 factories out of town hereabouts, and write to ’em. ‘There can’t be such an allfired lot of them.’’ ‘‘Suppose we find him dead?’’ suggested Moore. ‘“Find what’s left of the family—the widder.”’ ‘*Suppose she’s dead?’’ “suppose the devil,’ cned the younger man, “You’re always setting up something to climb over. Suppose the youngster’s dead when you find him? Suppose you can’t get trace of him at all?”’ ‘““Which is what I hope ’I] be the case,’’ remarked Ransom. This, said without the trace of the slightest emotion and in those dulcet tones in such contrast to his ap- pearance, caused the utmost surprise in the others. The younger man, after staring at him for a moment, said with a puzzled air: ‘You hope we can’t get any trace of him?’’ ~ ‘*Yes,’’ said Ransom, smiling at their wonder—a smile not pleasant to look upon and utterly without geniality. ‘Well, if that ain’t a riddle then I don’t know one when I hear it,’’ remarked the younger man called Bob. ‘It will make it so much easier to find young Dug- dale, won’t it?’’ was the calm reply. ‘*Talk in English,’’ said Bob impatiently. ‘‘I don’t see your game.’’ ‘If we can’t find him or trace of him, neither can Mason nor Stanton, can they?’’ ‘‘T suppose that’s so,’’ said Moore. “If they don’t find Powers or any trace of young Dugdale through Powers, they’ve got to the end, haven't they?’’ eV ec ** ‘*That will suit them, won’t it?’’ ‘Why should it?’’ asked Moore. ‘*Because the property then’ll go to Hetlow’s girl. See! There’s only two pcople who know anything Comicloee® <S C@ 3