Manfred's Quest: Or, The Mystery of a Trunk — page 38: what you’re looking at

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—_ Ss ast $7) + - * ~ -, , so ? Fh die. ~-~Wee : ee ee ; LS em mee 38 ** This is a game for a million.’? “* T know it.” ** We must stop at nothing.” **'We will not; but the other side are playing in the dark. ’’ ** Yes, and this game has commenced lately. We had it all our own way before.’’ °° We did.”’ ** We must have it so again.”’ CHAPTER XXX. “THAT is what they are trying for, Stevens!” said Saunders. ‘* And we will do it; desperate cases require desperate remedies, ’’ ** Always. ”’ ** As I said, it is a play for a million.” ¢¢ Yes. 33 ** The trouble has all come since this fellow O’Grady, as he calls himself, has come into the case.’? 6¢ T see. 7? ** We can work a sure game.” ** Name it.” “* We must get possession of these people, one after an- other. ”’ ** ‘That is our only plan.’’ “* O’Grady must be gotten out of the way.”’ °° T see,”” ** Do you take it all in?”’ ** I think I do.”’ ** That man must go under.” _ **T see.?? ** We must down him. ”’ é¢ Yes.’ 3 ** Or some other accident mugt happen to him.” ** Yes; I see.’’ **'You must meet him.’’ °* T’ve been trying to meet him. ” ** When you do you must settle his case. ”’ A fierce look came over Saunders’s face as he muttered: ** Leave that to me!’ **T must leave it to you. ”’ ** And how about to-night?’’ °° I will meet the woman and you must be on hand.’? ** Do you think the woman will meet you??? ** T can not tell.” °° If it is a game she nas probably played it out so far.’’ ** She may meet me.’ ** And now how about that mysterious voice?”’ ** That is a part of the game I can not explain.” “* You are to meet the woman at eleven o’clock?” é¢ Yes. 33 " She is to take you to some place?’?” be Yes. 33 *, L will be on hand.’’ **’You must have two or three trusty men with you.” ** Never fear. ”” ‘* And whatever the game is we must beat it. **At all hazards. ” The two men held a long consultation in a low tone, but our hero managed to catch on to all their arrangements, and asmile played over his face at the idea of the fun he an- ticipated when the game really opened. The men Stevens and Saunders finally separated, anal our hero let them go their several ways. Manfred was well satisfied that he had the game all’ in and fro for some time; MANFRED’S QUEST, his own hands; he was also satisfied that the lady under his protection was the real Mrs. Silver, and that the girl whom he had met on the train was the rightful owner of the trunk; but the point in hand was the finding of the girl who bad so very mysteriously disappeared. Our hero determined to go through the little game he had arranged, and on the following day he was resolved to set on foot the most energetic measures for finding the miss-. ing girl. ‘Manfred spent the balance of the day arranging his plans for the night. He intended to have heaps of fun, as he ex- pressed it, and at the same time he determined to give the conspirators a terrible set back; indeed, he calculated he might burst their game altogether and drive them from the field. At eleven o’clock our hero, again disguised as the female, appeared at the place where he had agreed to meet the man Saunders; the latter was on hand. He had been pacing to indeed, he had no idea the veiled lady would appear, and despite his bewilders of the morning he was delighted when he saw her. i ‘* You are here?”’ he said. ‘* Yes; but I was half determined not to sole? : 6é Why? 33 ‘* You did not keep your word.’? ** I did not keep my word??? ¢¢ No.’’ | ** How did I break it?” ** You followed me.’’ ** T did not.” ‘* You deny following me?” ¢é T do.’ ‘* Certainly you are a barefaced man to deny it.’* “<I do deny it.” “* I can prove you followed me. ’’ ** I wish you would.”’ ‘* You desire the proofs??? é¢ Yes. 33 Lhe woman Jaughed under her veil, and said: °° T warned you. ” ‘* And I heeded your warning. ’’ ‘* I told you I was no ordinary person. ” ‘I do not think you are.”’ °° I gave you the slip, however.’? The man gazed aghast. ‘* You thought I went into that office.?? he man stood speechless. , ‘The boy told you the truth. I did not go into the office. He did not see me.” °* Did the gentleman?’’ Again the woman laughed, and said: °* Ah, you own up?”’ °° Yes, I own up.” ** You admit you followed me??? 24 T do. 33 ** Why did you not heed my warning?” ** I desired to find out who you were.’’ **'The gentleman didn’t seeme. He told you the truth.” ** And where did you go?” °* T vanished into the air. ”’ ** You played a nice trick. ”’ ‘* You don’t believe I vanished into the air?” 6¢ No. 33 ** You ought to believe it.’’ re | scare you well ‘enough. ny ‘* You scared me?’ “* Yes. Isaw you all the time, but you did not see me a ° 7 = Pathe « 4 a 2 *”™ A »- » — a ._ oo . a. te i s = a 0 —— 3 = oe ae << a = micbook: