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This place will be searched, by the proper authorities, and that prisoner, whoever he is, will be released." "There is no prisoner there," retorted Muchmore. "And I'd like to see the authorities here, or from anywhere else, search this house without my permission. A man's house is his castle, here as much as in England. Now you have my answer, and you can do your worst!" "I'll inform Mr.
Maybe he had a gambling outfit in some of those rooms, and didn't want you to discover it." "Who told you he was a gambler?" asked Vincent. "The station agent. He sees him taking the train to the city every once in a while, and one day he saw him in a car, with a man he knows to be a gambler of the worst kind. Oh, Muchmore is a gambler, all right."
I believe there is some secret connected with that house." "So do I," declared Bert, and he told Mort of his experience when the fire had occurred. "I'll keep my eyes open, and see if I can learn anything," promised the stenographer. "If I hear anything I'll let you know. I can't invite you to call and see me, for I'm afraid Muchmore wouldn't like it.
That was what was in my mind," said Captain Ben, in a tone of meek apology. "There is the Widow Keens, she that was Azubah Muchmore. I don't know but what she would do; Lyddy used to think every thing of her, and she is a first-rate of a housekeeper." "Perhaps so," assented Mrs. Davids, dubiously. "But she is troubled a sight with the head complaint; I suppose you know she is.
He leaned out of the window and shouted: "Hey, Mort! 'I've got him! I've got the mysterious prisoner. It's Mr. Stockton! Come on up, and bring some of the boys! Grab Muchmore, and hold him!" The rascally nephew heard the words which meant that his career was at an end.
The old woman got scared and sent in the alarm. It's only some rubbish burning." "I'll do as I think best about putting the fire out," replied Bert. "Don't you go in that corridor!" yelled Muchmore, who seemed frantic over something. The chemical stream was already smothering the blaze, and Bert could go a little farther up the ladder. He continued on, coming right opposite the window.
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