Penny Dreadfuls, 1887 · page 26 of 56
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MANFRED’S QUEST. wae Ra ‘* You have the proofs?’ . “* It is a deep conspiracy.” *¢ 'Yes.”’ ** Tg it??? ‘* Who furnisbed them?’’ “* Yeu.” | ‘‘ Mr. Silver.” Here followed a moment’s silence, ** T think not.”’ broken at length by Mr. Stevens, who said: ** You don’t know all the facts.” , ‘¢ This is a grand scheme of robbery.”’ _ *T know enough, and I have the proofs that the lady “*'Yes,’’ answered the detective, quietly, *‘I think % was Mr. Silver’s wife and is his widow. ” is”?