The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives by Allan Pinkerton
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to me."
"When did you see them together again?" "That same evening about dusk. I had been making a call upon a friend, and was returning home when I met them walking and conversing together." "Did Mr. Pearson recognize you on that occasion?" inquired the detective. "No, sir, he did not seem to notice me at all, and I passed them without speaking." "You are quite sure about this?" "Oh, yes, quite sure. I recognized him immediately when he came yesterday afternoon to leave the valise in the bank, and also when he came with the other man when the robbery was committed." "Do you feel confident that you would be able to identify him, if you were to see him again?" "I am quite sure that I would," returned the girl confidently, "his features are too indelibly fixed in my mind for me to make any mistake about it." "Have you said anything to Mr. Pearson about this?" "Yes; as soon as we were out of the vault, I said to him--'One of those |
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