The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 48: what you’re looking at

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THE TWIN DETECTIVES, | - 39 The man stood on the steps watching them as they drove off, with a malicious grin on his face. ‘Sold for once, Bob,” he said, as he shut the door. ‘* Prescot wasn’t off a minute too soon. JI wonder what he had in that black trunk. It was tremendous heavy. ~ Silver I guess.” eer ee ee CHAPTER VII. ON BOARD THE EGYPTIAN MONARCH. Bob Brierly gave some thought to his next move; he did not wish to make any more false steps. ) Next morning he took the first train for Skene. He went direct to Montrose Hall and inquired for the Karl of Cuth- bert. His lordship was not up yet. Bob could not bear this delay, but was obliged to await the nobleman’s pleasure. He picked up a paper that lay on the table in the butler’s room, where he sat waiting. A list of steamships was the first thing that caught his eye. The Egyptian Monarch sailed from London at four o'clock that day. Brierly sprang up. This solved the problem—the thieves were going to carry off the black trunk to New York. “Tf McLean does not go, he has an accomplice he can ~ trust,” thought the detective. Just then the butler entered to tell him that the sae was ready to receive him, “Well, what have you discovered?” asked his lordship, haughtily. : ‘* Nothing, your lordship,” said Bob, for he had no inten- Gomicbooks, (eo)