The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 81: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

72 THE TWIN DETECTIVES. of yourself, or your mother, and I am engaged to a girl in Kngland.” | ‘‘ Well, I told mother it was not so. Madge disappeared last night, and this morning we received this.” And Charlie handed Bob the telegram. ‘“Phew!” ejaculated the Englishman. ‘‘ What does she mean! Married! Why, I thought she was in love with you !” ‘“'That’s what mother said,” replied the mystified Charlie. ‘Of course. Any one would say so.” ‘Nonsense! She thought of me as I thought of her— only a brotherly and sisterly love.” “All right! J was mistaken, that’s all. Who can the man be? ‘Think over all the young men she knows.” ‘<That is the thing. No young men, or old men either, visit our house.” ‘*’Then she sees them when she goes out.” ‘* But she has never been in the habit of going out at all.” ‘<’l'hen she can beat the two smartest detectives in New York. Well, old fellow, don’t fret. She is all right. You see, she says she is married. She looked like a‘girl who could take care of herself.” ‘“‘ Well, she'll have to fight her own battles. Only I am sorry for mother.” “Well, the Scythia is due to-day. Will you go to meet her?” Pes bob: ‘* And I won’t—just for fun.” “Why? I wish you would. I depend on you, Bob. You are so much sharper than I.” ‘“ Nonsense! I’m nothing of the sort.” ‘‘ And you won’t come?” ‘““No. I am superstitious, and I fancy you’ll have better luck by yourself.” (E(@) mn = comicbooks