Naturally enough, there was not a crook in all America who was not waiting for a possible chance.

Ten emeralds, weighing from six to ten carats each; a fortune, even if broken up.
Haggerty laid aside the newspaper and gravely finished his ham and eggs.
"I'll take a peek int' this, Milly," he said to his wife.

"We've been waiting for this t' happen.

A million dollars in jools in a chest y' could open with a can-opener.

Queer ginks, these Hindus.