The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 169: what you’re looking at

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160 THE TWIN DETECTIVES. She obeyed. She was under his roof. She had eaten his bread. CHAPTER XXXII. FALSE SECURITY. When Hall made up his mind to get his mother out of the way, he did so more for the purpose of obtaining pos- session of the certificate of her marriage to Henry Lyle than for any other reason. He was well aware, knowing his mother’s disposition, that she would be furious when he put in his claim to the Karldom of Cuthbert. Then, again, her income depended on her promise to ab- stain from annoying the Earl of Cuthbert. Probably the dead earl knew of her previous marriage, but Hall trusted that the present one did not. He hoped that Jean would secure a large sum of money from the nobleman, who, he thought, would gladly buy him off. When by drugging his mother, after getting her to meet him in an obscure hotel, he succeeded in placing her in Dr. Story’s institution, he thought he was safe. McLean accompanied him to the place where Mrs. Mor- dred was lured to an interview by a telegram signed ‘‘ Jean McLean,” but the steward refused to have anything to do with administering the drug, and he only went with them to Story’s house because he was afraid to trust the woman to her son’s tender mercies. When Hall met Dr. Story, he told him:-that ¢f his mother died within three months he would inherit a large fortune. ‘“<If your mother dies?” repeated Story, looking straight m Hall’s face. | ‘“Yes. She is in very bad health.” m (aol navicel eyoye) <Sa(ee)