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The Spruce Street Tragedy

Chapter 9 THE SITUATION CHANGED-OLD SPICER STARTS FOR NEW YORK.

Word Count: 1260    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

ind Jake Klinkhammer, and a

t he carried dropped from his hand and almost inst

nd whispering the single word "burrow" in his

ed two shots a

And hastily calling upon George to light their own lamp, the o

amp which George by this time succeeded in lighti

now begun; but after a quarter of an hour had passed,

?" exclaimed George, impatiently. "Surely t

" returned Spicer. "There must be a

ey're gone clean enough by

r; "but whether or no, there's one th

s that

looked in our previous search. Now that they have got away from us, and know we h

really think they may yet be in

t's quite

ts for the treasure, while the o

which task d

for the v

rn you, don't let them get a sho

d his search for the fugitives, while Old Spice

t consisted of $13,782 in gold and national bank notes, and wat

da I found, I shall be enabled to return by far t

s, inch by inch, but discovered

ter world, and, after a conference with Stricket, and perhaps with the coroner, to p

should be allowed to make their escape. But he was forced to admit that he could give no good reason why they should remain longer under ground, and so, slow

Old Spicer immediately hailed it, and, when they were seated inside, req

asked Jehu

stop," was the reply,

he signal to stop; and, springing from the cab, he rushed into the office,

ce. It's on a matte

he dispatch, and th

300 Mulberry St

l depot on arrival of fo

ice

d the operator, "it s

ice, as it's hardly likely he will be at this hour,

hall have to charge for

see to it that Mr. Killett gets that

surely get

office, he leaped into the cab, and calling out "Home Place," sank in

o take me to the depot in ten minutes-come in, George, I want to tal

s still fast asl

cer, giving him a vigorous sh

ded Seth, slowly raising hi

all of three hours and

t pos

I have only time to say a few words, for I take the

uce! Wh

y have returned to the city again, and I must find them before they receive warni

d not c

nergies toward retaking Barney Hawks and Jake Klinkhammer, and to find out who a certain Beach and a cer

right

e Jew's boodle, "I wish you would place in the vaults of th

tend to

ust be off," and he

e should want to communicate with you, w

ant to get word to me, use the wires, and use them freel

sir, and

you," and Old Spicer

he sprung into the cab, "I can ri

sir," and th

had taken his seat in the train, which was mov

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