The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 182: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES. | 173 to steal the papers. He succeeded in getting possession of the baptismal register and the proof of the Scotch mar- riage, but he could not find the other paper. He induced McLean’s daughter to go to Scotland, and try to extort money from the earl. She has the papers, and she is in- structed to frighten him by threatening to put them into a lawyer’s hands. ‘* Will she do so?” ° . “No; for I have told her the truth. Archy has no claim on the title, and he knows it.” ‘* You hold the other paper?” ‘““No. Hedrugged me and dragged me off to a den kept by a man calling himself Dr. Story. It was a prison, filled with creatures whose relatives wished to get rid of them. I raised a rebellion among them, and we all got free.” Charles looked at the woman attentively. Hesaw by her determined face that she was capable of doing a great deal to obtain her freedom. She possessed a strong will and un- daunted courage. «‘T came here, but I do not know what to do next. Archy has, I suppose, robbed me of my trunks; they contained all my money and these papers.” ‘¢You mean your marriage certificate?” ‘* Yes, and another important paper.” ‘© And that is?” «‘The certificate of my son's death.” ‘¢ But your son is alive.” ‘No, he isnot. He died in infancy. Archy Mordred is my sister’s son. J took him from his mother and brought him up as my own, for I thought having the boy gave me more influence over the earl. I have paid dearly for my de- ° celt.”’ <¢You don’t know where either of these men are?” ‘<Yes; McLean is at No. — Washington square.” Gomicbhe oks- co ia)