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best to help you fellers through with this job." "No, it can't be done tonight," said the old fence, gruffly; "but I'll see what can be done tomorrow." "Fix it so he will never get back here to New York again," said Mortimer, heartlessly. "Of course; that's the only thing to do." "Remember, there is no time to lose, for if we get tripped up here, the whole game will be up at the bank, and all our trouble will come to nothing." "I understand that; but you have said nothing about the outlook at the bank." "I have had no chance. Some one has been here all the evening." "You have the chance now." "So I have; but there is nothing to say yet. You don't expect me to rob a bank in one day, do you?" "No, of course not; but what are the chances for carrying out the scheme?" "Ah, ha!" said the young detective to himself; "bank robbing, is it? That's the scheme. Well, this detective business beats me. I guess nobody don't often get a more excitin' case than this one is--that's what I think." After a little further discussion between the two crooks, Mortimer left the den and started for home. Bob suspected that he felt very happy to get away from there; and Bob was quite right, for, as a matter of fact, the young scoundrel had become so alarmed over the prospect, that he felt very uneasy about remaining a minute longer than was absolutely necessary. When he had gone, the old fence closed and bolted the doors, and then passed into a rear room, where he retired to his bed. When all had been quiet for perhaps the space of fifteen or twenty minutes, the young detective crawled out of his box and straightened himself out. He had, however, been cramped up so long that this was not so easily done. But matters of so great moment were before him now, that he could not think of aches and pains. He learned about the location of the trap door, when the old fence and young Mortimer went into the cellar to look for him. On his hands and knees Bob cautiously proceeded, searching on either side of him for the door. It was so dark that he could see nothing, and as the room was filled with chairs, old boxes, and so on, he found it no easy matter to navigate under such circumstances, especially as he knew that the slightest noise would prove fatal to his scheme. At length his hand rested upon the fastening of the trap door, and to his horror he found it locked. If the room had seemed dark before to the young detective
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