The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 204: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES. 195 the story of the strange, fierce woman who had been the means of breaking up the “institution.” None of them knew what had become of her after they left their prison. She had not accompanied them to the magistrate’s. Bob was not aware that he was being shadowed by Peters, who reported his every movement to Hudson. | Charlie knew by this means that Bob was not gaining ground. ‘‘It will be a pleasure to outwit him,” he said to him- -self. ‘The day the earl’s body is restored to the family vault will be the proudest day of my life. Bob refused to _ work with me—he’ll be sorry for that yet.” Gordon’s letter containing the news about the watch had encouraged him greatly. He felt confident that before long he would have Hall in his hands. Then the mystery of the robbery of the tomb would be a mystery no longer. Bob Brierly in the meantime was working hard to find Hall’s mother. - He had done his best to find a clew to Hall’s hiding-place — —in ‘vain. McLean was as close as wax; he could not obtain a word of information from him. He had even sent his father out with the Scotchman, and then opened the door of his sitting-room with one of his numerous keys, and examined all his papers. There was not a scrap of writing of any kind in McLean’s possession. He was too cautious to keep any evidence of his connec- tion with the crime. Bob’s father was happy, for he had inherited a large sum of money from the relative whose death had been adver- tised. m _ comic ,00KS CO 5 =