The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 187: what you’re looking at

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178 : THE. TWIN DETECTIVES. After supper the strange boarder, who gave his name as Mr. Grant, came up and spoke in a friendly manner to McLean. The Scotchman seemed rather distant, but the detective was so polite that he could not avoid a conversation. with him. | _ Bob stood off for a while, but, as Hudson expected, he soon got uneasy, and joined them. Hudson studied him attentively, and he in turn regarded Hudson with no friendly eye. “<7 have seen him before, thought Charlie. «This fellow is disguised,” thought Bob. Now, the English detective labored under one disadvantage. He had conquered his English accent wonderfully well, but it betrayed itself in the intonation of certain words. Hudson had not spoken with him ten minutes, when he sald: ‘This is an Englishman.” When he had spoken with him twenty minutes, he added: «This is Bob Brierly.” He continued to talk in a pleasant, easy way, wondering all the time if Bob also recognized him. | If he did, he gave no sign of. the fact. That evening Hudson went to bed very well satisfied with his day’s work. He was now as far on the trail of the robbers. of the vault as Brierly. _ Hall was not in the house. The next thing to be learned was, whether he was in New York or not. Hudson was inclined to think he had left. Doubtless long before this he had learned of his mother’s escape from Doctor Story’s private insane asylum. | He would surely fly from her vengeance. Early the following day Hudson went down to the dining- room, ‘The letter-carrier had just paid his first visit. (E(0) m == *COMmIEHOOKS