settailed

Updated: July 6, 2025

Everyone except the detective himself seemed astounded. The clever officer, who had played his part so well, was as cool as ice. The Frenchman cried: "But zis pot eet ees not settailed to whom eet belong yet!" The detective stepped back to his chair. "The easiest way to settle that is by a show-down," he said. "Under the circumstances, further bettering is out of the question."

Burt L. Standish - Frank Merriwell's Nobility : Or, The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp