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Page 63
... police to search , ' said Dr. Murray ; he paused , then went on presently , ' I shall still advise doing so . She must have some hope to live upon , until her husband is out of danger . ' So for a time Mrs. Lisle went on hoping ...
... police to search , ' said Dr. Murray ; he paused , then went on presently , ' I shall still advise doing so . She must have some hope to live upon , until her husband is out of danger . ' So for a time Mrs. Lisle went on hoping ...
Page 64
... Geoffry had run away , and that as yet the police had met with no clue which they could follow ; but they told him nothing about the hat . CHAPTER XI . GEOFFRY FALLS AMONGST THIEVES . HE place. 64 GEOFFRY'S GREAT FAULT .
... Geoffry had run away , and that as yet the police had met with no clue which they could follow ; but they told him nothing about the hat . CHAPTER XI . GEOFFRY FALLS AMONGST THIEVES . HE place. 64 GEOFFRY'S GREAT FAULT .
Page 65
... police . The very first day he started on his journey he saw two policemen coming towards him in the distance , and he instantly scrambled through a hedge ; and from that time kept to the fields as much as he could , and avoided the ...
... police . The very first day he started on his journey he saw two policemen coming towards him in the distance , and he instantly scrambled through a hedge ; and from that time kept to the fields as much as he could , and avoided the ...
Page 66
... police were after him in order that he might be taken up and hanged . He fell heavily asleep in the shelter of an open barn , and only awakened in the morning to the sound of some rough voices talking near him . ' Well , his clothes is ...
... police were after him in order that he might be taken up and hanged . He fell heavily asleep in the shelter of an open barn , and only awakened in the morning to the sound of some rough voices talking near him . ' Well , his clothes is ...
Page 96
... police had not brought any news , and he felt as if he could hardly lie there on his bed , but that he must get up and look for his boy him- self . The doctor would not let him get up for several days of course . One day , after the ...
... police had not brought any news , and he felt as if he could hardly lie there on his bed , but that he must get up and look for his boy him- self . The doctor would not let him get up for several days of course . One day , after the ...
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