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Mrs. Bennett came in and tried to learn the trouble; but it was some time before May Nell could be induced to tell. His boyish knowledge and imagination, equal to many pictures of danger for the girl, did not extend to her captors. He never stopped to consider, nor would he have understood if he had, the plight of the criminals. He knew that two had been captured, one of whom before that had carried off May Nell; but his small newspaper reading of “gangs” of counterfeiters had given him visions of dozens of desperate criminals, terrorizing communities, and equal to any bold crime. Now in his mind’s eye he could see men skulking in the brush, listening in rooms below, only waiting to pounce on May Nell the moment she smashed the window. Oh, yes, he must hurry—hurry! CHAPTER IX.—THE VAUDEVILLE SHOW..
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“We will consider that later,” said Father.I tried logging in using my phone number and I
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Light-hearted now, Johnny Blossom ran through the garden, fastening the gate carefully, while at the window an old face peered out from among the plants, through tear-misted spectacles. Then Aunt Grenertsen took the stamp and pasted it on the window pane nearest where she sat.
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“She won’t do it; she said so before. She wants to be Alan-bane.” They all went off, a merry, noisy troop. And the disappearing sun was the last to say to Billy “Good-night.” “Doubtless it is incorporated in the language of some foreign people,” conceded Mrs. Mifsud, languidly. Mannel Rodd’s round face was very solemn as in two chubby fists he held out a small box containing a number of short knobby specimens..
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