The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 61: what you’re looking at

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52 THE TWIN DETECTIVES. «Yes, the same parties who were concerned in the Stewart business.” F _ This lie was told with such a good grace that Hudson accepted it as truth. They now left the steamer, and the American detective escorted his English confrere to the office of the inspector, and introduced him to some of his brother members of the force. | Bob decided to take up his quarters at the Grand Central Hotel, and Hudson invited him to spend the evening at his home. “‘T am disguised, as I suppose you see,” said Brierly, pointing to his long blonde whiskers. _ Are you?” asked Hudson, in surprise. ‘‘Didn’t you know?” asked Brierly. “No. Ithought you didn’t look very business-like, but I didn’t suspect you were disguised. Your make-up is capital.” : “Yes; not bad. You won’t know me when we meet this evening.” Hudson left his new friend very much pleased with the kind reception he had received. ‘‘ Hudson is not very deep,” said Bob, as he removed his blonde mustache and whiskers, and laid aside his elegant suit and otter-trimmed overcoat. ‘He ain’t going to get far into this case; but how, in the name of all that is wonderful, does it happen that he is so exactly like me?” | About eight o’clock that evening a modestly dressed young man arrived at the neat home in Cottage Place. He was rather dark-complexioned, and wore a small black mustache. He did not resemble the blonde swell who arrived from London that day; neither did he look like Charles Hudson. He was very pleasant, and made a good impression on the m a) Gomicbooks (E(0)