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The Lure of the North

CHAPTER XVII
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Is that all ?" "Yes," said Drummond coolly, "it's all I want _now_.

If you and Mr.
Thirlwell mean to look for the ore and take me along, you can give me what you think my help is worth.

But I've already put Miss Strange wise." "You seem to be pretty trustful! How did you find her ?" "My father knew where Strange, located after he left the factory, and I tried to get on the track of his folks when Stormont turned me down.
Talked to packing-house drummers at a department store in Winnipeg where I was employed, and found a man who sold Strange canned goods when he ran a grocery business.

The drummer had known him pretty well and told me Miss Strange was in Toronto.

By and by, when trade was slack in Winnipeg, the firm sent some of the clerks to their Toronto store and I bothered the department boss until he let me go.


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