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"Mrs. Maroney grasped a pitcher and smashed it over Josh's skull"

"Wal stranger, whar yar bound," was his first salutation. Roch looked at him in a bewildered way, and then said, "Nichts verstehe!"

Franklin gave his orders, and the delicious bivalves were soon smoking before them.

"As he gaily entered the gallery twirling his handsome cane, he was welcomed by a pleasant smile from a young lady, an octoroon."

Stringing the reader along.

Very interesting book, written by the founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and the U.S. Secret Service about one of his cases.