The Vestibule Limited Mystery — page 47: what you’re looking at

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38 THE VESTIBULE LIMITED MYSTERY. Hammond means to marry this charming adven- turess?” he asks. “T have no doubt he will make such a fool of him- self unless we prevent it.” “That is impossible, Craig. They are already man and wife.” | I give a whistle—it is the only way I can express my surprise. “Then this is the latest news you picked up?” I ask, with some eagerness. “A portion of Jack Shark’s report.” “It looks as though our cake-were dough then.” “Not yet, Craig, not yet. They’ve gained one point, but that doesn’t satisfy them. In time the young fellow might spend the whole of his fortune on this girl; but time is valuable to them and they want to have the handling of that pile themselves. Do you comprehend?” : “I’m getting there fast—proceed.” “Perhaps you may have noticed something out of the way in Hammond’s behavior?” “Yes. Iwas in doubt for a time whether it was caused by his mad infatuation, or came from his having been drugged,” I reply. “What conclusion did you reach?” “IT compromised the matter, and decided that both causes worked in this case.” “Well, you were correct. They did drug him.” “Ah! these people do not hesitate about doing anything that advances their purpose.” “No, indeed.” “Who’s the Rabbi—what has he to do with the affair, colonel?” “He is really a doctor—Samuels by name, and bound body and soul to this Andrews, It was he — comicbooks.co n