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A Strange Disappearance

CHAPTER IX
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I only hope, when we do come across them, it will not be to find their betters too much mixed up with their devilish practices." And I related to him what Fanny had told me a few evenings before.
"The coil is tightening," said he.

"What the end will be I don't know.
Crime, said she?
I wish I knew in what blind hole of the earth that girl we are after lies hidden." As if in answer to this wish the door opened and one of our men came in with a letter in his hand.

"Ha!" exclaimed Mr.Gryce, after he had perused it, "look at that." I took the letter from his hand and read: The dead body of a girl such as you describe was found in the East river off Fiftieth Street this morning.

From appearance has been dead some time.

Have telegraphed to Police Headquarters for orders.


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