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41 Lure O Gold 1904

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&quot;<br />

No<br />

&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

The <strong>Lure</strong> o<br />

<strong>Gold</strong><br />

angrily.<br />

&quot;You are suspected of robbing this young<br />

man of his gold, you and your partner, and I want to<br />

see if<br />

you haven t it in your baggage. If you don t<br />

open it up at once I ll open it for you.&quot;<br />

He held up a<br />

small, keen-edged hatchet. &quot;Come, quick, now! I<br />

have but a moment to spare.<br />

Hand em out !<br />

Trust produced a bunch of keys,<br />

and fidgeted with<br />

them for a moment. Finally he stooped down, un<br />

locked the trunk and opened<br />

it wide.<br />

&quot;Look, Mr. Inspector,&quot;<br />

he said. &quot;Search all<br />

through. You ll find no gold<br />

there.&quot;<br />

Mr. Nason threw some clothing and other things out<br />

of the trunk, and ransacked it thoroughly, top and<br />

bottom.<br />

gold here, gentlemen,&quot;<br />

he said, turning to the<br />

Doctor and me.<br />

of the baggage be opened.&quot;<br />

Then he commanded,<br />

revealing an ounce of the stolen treasure.<br />

Now,&quot;<br />

Let the rest<br />

Which was done, without<br />

said I, looking straight at the defiant Trust,<br />

&quot;<br />

we have determined that the gold<br />

is not in their bag<br />

gage. I hardly expected to find any of it here. Sup<br />

pose we search the lower hold, where I am confident<br />

they have hidden it.&quot;<br />

Trust s eye fell before my gaze, and the poor creature,<br />

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