Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897, LeBlanc, Edward T., donor, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard Co. publisher · Boston : Lothrop, Lee and Shepard · leaf 316
him, and then went into thestore. He had heard a groan, and he listened for it again.It was some time before it was repeated, but atlength he heard it; and, following in the direction itled him, he found a man gagged and bound to a post.He was breathing very heavily as though he wasstruggling for… … HOLDING THE FORTRESS. 303 rfo SO. He gathered up the cords with which theman had been tied, and took a large coil of line thatlay on the floor near the post, and returned to theinsensible robbers in the street. With the cords heproceeded to tie their arms behind them. Before he had completed the…
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