The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 158: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES. "449 people were likely to have an insane person committed to their care, and Hall had left New York while he was hunt- ing up the Story trail. One more chance missed of finding the black trunk ! CHAPTER XXIX. BOB’S SURPRISE. Bob now resumed his hunt for people rejoicing in the cog- nomen of Story, with renewed vigor. If he could only find Mrs. Hall, he felt certain of success. It seemed hopeless, however, to search any further in New York, for he had inquired into the circumstances and ante- cedents of every Story in the city. Suddenly it occurred to him that the Story he sought might live in Brooklyn. He again made a list of the Storys from the directory. ‘There were fourteen Storys in Brook- lyn. None of them seemed promising. One was a black- smith. One was a hair-dresser. One had a lager-beer sa- loon. Another drove a milk wagon. - The other ten were occupied in lke manner, except the very last. He was entered as: ‘Norman Story, Veterinary Surgeon.” Would a veterinary surgeon be likely to have a private in- sane asylum? It did not seem probable. Horses, as a rule, were not troubled with disorders of the brain. Still he was the most probable of all the many Storys Bob had come across yet, and he determined to ferret him out. He found his address. It was given at the drug-store in Lawrence street. His residence was not given. comicbooks (E(0) Mm . 7)