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Chapter 19

           Andthevisitingstranger,muchastounded,wasleftstandingoutside.

           "Why,theveryidea!"hesuddenlysaidtohimself."Theymusthavestolenthatcar.Itcouldn’thavebelongedtothematall."

           Andjustthenthefirstmotorcyclereachingthescene,Clydefromhisnottoodistanthidingplacewasabletooverhear."Well,youdidn’tgetawaywithitafterall,didyou?Youthoughtyouwereprettyslick,butyoudidn’tmakeit.You’retheonewewant,andwhat’sbecomeoftherestofthegang,eh?Wherearethey,eh?"

           Andhearingthesuburbanitedeclarequitedefinitelythathehadnothingtodowithit,thattherealoccupantsofthecarhadbutthenrunawayandmightyetbecaughtifthepolicewished,Clyde,whowasstillwithinearshotofwhatwasbeingsaid,begancrawlinguponhishandsandkneesatfirstinthesnowsouth,southandwest,alwaystowardsomeofthosedistantstreetswhich,lamplitandfaintlyglowing,hesawtothesouthwestofhim,andamongwhichpresently,ifhewerenotcaptured,hehopedtohidetolosehimselfandsoescapeifthefateswereonlykindthemiseryandthepunishmentandtheunendingdissatisfactionanddisappointmentwhichnow,mostdefinitely,itallrepresentedtohim.

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