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21 = odes beside a see. ‘power I anid like to have hea gf _ He reached out his hand doubtfully, | ‘committee in this next test. touched her sleeve and hesitated. “Ihave just traced a pin from one : “Something wrong here,’? he said,|side of the hall to the other, now I pro- arply, . xiving Gordon’s hed a little pose that a pin or a needle, or any other aS {small object be taken iil the hall and No!” he said, ‘‘I understand now;|hidden anywhere within two or three zou took something from this lady and | |miles of this place. ried it— Ah! JI know now!”’ | “°*You may put it ina house, or in an = 2 “With these words he dashed up the/open lot, or drop it in the middle of the isle dragging Gordon after him. Toad, so lon g as you remember where you | He went around the back of the seats’ put it, I’ll guarantee to find it and direct ind down the aisle at the other side, |a carriage to the spot blindfolded. f m moving all the time as rapidly as if he ‘‘I suggest that four men be chosen to could see plainly and stopped beside the|leave the hall and hide the object while nan to whom Gordon had given the pin. /the rest of you remain here, and after « _ _ After the slightest hesitation here he|that as many as like can follow me and se join the 7 3 il he ,’ rw ae hed out his hand and aS the pan) ‘see me recover the article.” peers - ftrom the man’s coat. | “Here, Mr. Johnson, you be one of the The eres broke ‘into ‘tinindess of committee, ’* said one of the men on the. =. | platform. pulled off his bandage and re-| ‘‘I reckon I don’t want to walk three ned to the stage. As he did so he | or four miles,’’ said the man addressed. whispered to Gordon. ‘“There is no need of walking a step,’ ‘Pm _on the right track, old fellow;, ‘exclaimed Trim. ‘You can hire a car- experiment meaucoeeding beautifully. * | riage, a dozen of them if necessary, and : ni 11’ pay the bill. afew oe 3 N S. SepeS “*T haven’t engaged a carriage for this CHAPT ER VEL TS 3 | purpose pecduse 3 Sidn’ 't want sae one to . TRIM’S TRICK INTERRUPTED }Suspect that the driver was a_ partner of “I don’t see how it’s got anything tc bea _the case you’re working on?’’| | Go out and hire the first carriage you ae | See, hide your article and come back ‘What Iintend to do is to send the Carriage over exactly the route you take |until I come to the spot where the artic] lis hidden, then I shall find i c¥ People looked at each other with | un- believing smiles. = - The ‘‘professor’’ | alreaie dose ca: -|good deal, but this seni altogether | too \ , | aw = 5 - Trim | » and don’t you forget | 0 't see how you do} s to the| When h dl Uy on the : as | much, and many expressed their. belief : | n dre es sing F the audience: ; es “e a Vhile the committee were discussing “ “Now, ladies and gentlemen, — Naving| the n atter among themselves a man got . wr ¥ ey what can do i in a 2 sinalll olaes ‘| Up fi oh coe middle of the hall and went a & . ~ ae 4 i 1 rf ‘ pe 7 ! i = = - 2 bs ™ . i r \ ; ig ' a = iy ma Neets: BE ee | | = fe —_ uhh La ia . " q ) | ' . _ . 7 i z | i ¥ - . ‘ * = ™ o P 4 ; = - i 4 ‘J ‘ ri q = ; 7 i “we i 7 “T i i - i* Be re } il ' J 4 | pall ~ : . a 4 * . ." = e : ‘= ” . ~~ wad | “ P rr .. 7 ang iy 3 _Z +e" j ' ; i _ % = — aii : tw ! ws = 3 : . >€ > ie — oS ) J } 4 ‘ ; = . . | - = | : = ' . : " va 1 ] vm - i: a. j a al : / oe a & i b s ‘ / - BE ee, 2 5% . _ ~ ee 3 “_ % ' . 7 ™ = = + ‘ | i we ' - Zz ? . = ‘ ~ —" > ies. Sa ‘a e | - i - sg ry ‘ * « ‘. = —_— i” > " = P > - | | 7 at - : a * ‘aa! a > a ~ ] ] ! 1 % ~ Uy > | . ’ ¥ t a ai) ps | — i - # ‘ . ounin .! “> & -