The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 146: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES. © 137 “That is true. Well, it has done us no good. Ten to one some detective will find out where it is.” ‘Will they?” ‘7 don’t know; I don’t want to know, but that Scotland Yard man you talked about in London. Very likely he will find it.” ‘Nonsense. [met him in the street the other day, and he walked past me calm asa cloud. He is in New York, and it is—never mind where.” Bob listened eagerly. Zhe black trunk was no longer vn New York! ‘<T don’t want to know what you have done with it, Archy.” ‘Well, I ain’t going to tell you. A secret is never a secret when two people know it.” ‘‘Why did you tell me the other, then? I wich you had not.” «Well, I thought you might wonder what had become of my mother !” Bob Brierly was accustomed to crime and criminals, but he was scarcely prepared for this coolness on the part of a man who had murdered his mother ! That this crime had been committed he never doubted. McLean gave a sort of groan. “Now, Mac, about Jean. The sooner she gets off the better. We will be short of money lan he thing we know.” «©T think she had better go at once.’ ‘Well, the Circassia sails for Glasgow to-morrow. That will be handier than landing in London. She canrundown » to Montrose Hall without trouble.” ‘«¢ Suppose the earl is not there?” ‘¢ Then she must find out where he is, and see him.” «You don’t think there is any danger from what you did to-day? J am terribly uneasy about it.” ‘<No, the danger is over now.” Gom G 100 ESS (E(0)