The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 121: what you’re looking at

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112 . THE TWIN DETECTIVES. It had been there some time. Jt was marked with a white card bearing the name ‘‘A. Prescot.” And under the ID card the words, ‘‘'l’o BE CALLED FOR,” were written in white chalk. Two men were moying out some luggage, and they had ‘to move the black trunk. ‘‘ By Grismish! dat ish a heavy dronk,” said one. «Yes; it is darned. heavy. I wish ‘A. Prescot’ would ‘call for it,’ for I’m blessed if I ain’t sick of dragging it round,” replied the other. | : ‘‘T wonder vot ish in it, ayant de remarked Hans, the first speaker. ‘Dear knows; bricks, maybe. Perhaps it’s a ons got ready for some boarding-house beat.” ‘“ No, I tinks it’s vull of silver vare.” ‘“No, Hans, I guess it ain’t worth much, or it wouldn’t stand here so long.” ‘‘Berhaps it has one boty in it,” suggested Hans, eying it suspiciously. ‘‘ Bless my soul! I wouldn’t touch it if I thought so.” «‘ Maype dis ish ‘A. Brescot’ goming now.” A tall, dark man appeared, with a luggage check in his hand. ‘“‘T want a large black trunk,” he said, eles about. “<Ts this it?” asked the porter, who had been making re- marks. “Yes; I have an express wagon here. Come on with it.” ‘There is storage to pay, sir,” said a man, coming for- ward. ‘“ All right; how much?” «* Dollar twenty-five.” .** Here you are.” The money was paid, and the express wagon rolled off with the big black trunk. (E(0) Gomicbooks