The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 221: what you’re looking at

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212 | THE TWIN DETECTIVES. As they stood side by side, the mad woman suddenly made a spring at Bob. Before he was aware of her intention, she had torn off his wig, whiskers, and mustache. Bob Brierly stood revealed beside Charlie Hudson. The two men were counterparts !” Two Bobs!” shrieked the mad woman, wildly. The church was now the scene of the greatest confusion. People stood up on the seats to obtain a view of the two men standing there face to face. he clergyman was dumb with surprise, and Mrs. Hud- son placed Hstelle in the arms of one of her bride-maids, and came forward to her son’s side. She was pale as death, and trembled so she could scarcely stand. Just at that moment a gentleman forced his way through the crowd, and stood near the excited group. Madge looked in bewilderment from one man to the other. “‘T stole your child,” said crazy Hetty, clutching Mrs. Hudson by the arm, ‘‘ and there he is!” pointing to Bob. «©Can it be possible?” murmured the frightened woman. << Yes, I stole him; Percival told me to do it. If you come out Ill show you the house I took him out of. You were fast asleep, andehe lay in the cradle with another baby. I couldn’t take them both, so I took one.” ‘What is the meaning of this?” asked the clergyman. Like Madge, he looked from one man to the other. The resemblance was so perfect it was impossible to tell them apart. Neither Hudson nor Brierly had uttered one word till the voice of the clergyman roused them. ©The meaning is, that this man has made use of his knowledge of this resemblance to personate me,” said Hud- _. gon, looking Brierly in the face. ““T have not,” replied Bob, with all his old effrontery. =a) GEomicbooks.:co