. Ray Burton : a Chicago tale. fallen in, whentrying to free himself from their grasp. He further explained that this took place onan out voyage in the upper lake region and thatafter they landed at Duluth he never saw any-thing more of these men. In my own mind, I concluded that Hankinshad been an accomplice in this dastardly probably knew of my fathers plans andsaw him get the money at the bank. The more Ithought of it, the more firm I grew in my opin-ion that he was connected with it. I resolvedto do some sleuthing on my own account. Ikept the matter of the watch a secret, but told
. Ray Burton : a Chicago tale. fallen in, whentrying to free himself from their grasp. He further explained that this took place onan out voyage in the upper lake region and thatafter they landed at Duluth he never saw any-thing more of these men. In my own mind, I concluded that Hankinshad been an accomplice in this dastardly probably knew of my fathers plans andsaw him get the money at the bank. The more Ithought of it, the more firm I grew in my opin-ion that he was connected with it. I resolvedto do some sleuthing on my own account. Ikept the matter of the watch a secret, but toldMr. Cay to be sure to tell Hankins that I wishedto see him, if he chanced to call on him again. But after all, why a robber should return anold watch, the intrinsic value of which could RAY BURTON. 115 not exceed ten dollars, after so many years, wasmore than I could understand. I prized the old time-piece highly, notwith-standing that the return of it caused me to sus-pect the man who had taken the trouble toreturn it to CHAPTER XX. I HAD rented the old cottage on Morganstreet to a small family soon after mymothers death, and Miss Baldwin, my kind-hearted teacher, had gone to live with friendson the North Side. I had been to see her justbefore I began work in Jackson park, at whichtime she told me that she intended spending alarge portion of her time at the Worlds Fairduring the summer, after which she thoughtshe would return to her New England home. She owned two vacant lots on the northshore, that she had bought some years beforeas an investment, she said, and was now quiteelated over the fact that they had appreciatedconsiderably of late, largely because they hadappended to them that mysterious yet highlyvaluable something that obtains only on abut-ting property, styled riparian rights. Andthat reminds anyone who may take the troubleto look into the matter, that there is not muchsaid about those same rights by real estate RAY BURTON. II7 people on the South Side,—pro
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