The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 166: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES. 157 ‘EF don’t care what he says. I'll say something before a magistrate as soon as I am clear of this place.” Triggy looked frightened. ““Come, old man, you can do nothing against so ety, Give up the keys.” | With a white, face he gave them up. Matty now seized upon Triggy, and tied him in his chair with pieces of her clothes-line. | ‘Will I gag him, girls?” he asked. ‘Yes; gag him, Matty,” was the answer. No sooner said than done. Triggy was left dumb and helpless. | a The door was now unlocked by Dennison, when the strange woman who led the party on to victory asked if ee was any one else in the place. ) «‘'he cook—we forgot the cook.” “©Yes; we forgot the cook.” Matty seized the remaining portion of her rope, and accompanied by a number of other women, disappeared. They soon returned victorious. Now the patients were satisfied. : ‘‘Hurrah! Let’s be off!” said Matty. ‘‘Had you not better put on a shawl or bonnet?” sug- gested the ‘‘ general.” She had found hers during the fray. ‘< Bonnets!” screamed a chorus of voices. ‘‘ Where are the bonnets we wore when we came here three years ago?” «But you will vit Ne cold. Besides, what will people think?” «That is all right,” said Dennison. ‘‘ We are going to the nearest magistrate to report Dr. Story, and show up his nice institution.” The prisoners were now out on the road, and they all set off in one direction but the strange woman. She turned the opposite way, and began to walk rapidly Gomicbooks (E(o)