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Pinkerton Allan. The Expressman and the Detective
The Expressman and the Detective
Table of Contents
PREFACE
PUBLISHERS' NOTICE
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE EXPRESSMAN
AND. THE DETECTIVE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
At this inopportune moment Simon gave way to his oars, and left the poor deputy hanging in the air.—Page 40
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
"Yah, yah, yah," roared both the darkies, "you don't know Mudder Binks! why she keeps the finest gals on all de ribber."—Page 69
"As he gaily entered the gallery twirling his handsome cane, he was welcomed by a pleasant smile from a young lady, an octoroon."—Page 73
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
Cox and his friends joined in having a good time at the tinker's expense, and pronounced him "the prince of good fellows."—Page 86
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
"Franklin gave his orders and the delicious bivalves were soon smoking before them. He called for champagne, and under its exhilarating influence grew wittier and wittier, and kept the alderman in such roars of laughter that he could scarcely swallow his oysters."—Page 125
"You are my prisoner!" said he. "Nathan Maroney, I demand that you immediately deliver to me fifty thousand dollars, the property of the Adams Express Company."—Page 131
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
"On and on he plunged through the darkness, following the sound of the hoofs and the wheels; at times he felt that he must give up and drop by the way, but he forced the feeling back and plunged on with the determination of winning."—Page 145
CHAPTER XVIII
"Wal stranger, whar yar bound," was his first salutation. Roch looked at him in a bewildered way, and then said, "Nichts verstehe!"—Page 158
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
"Mrs. Maroney looked him full in the face with flashing eyes, clenched her little hand, and in a voice hoarse from passion, exclaimed: 'What do you want here, you scoundrel?'"—Page 190
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
In a second, Mrs. Maroney grasped a pitcher and smashed it over Josh.'s skull.—Page 222
Raising the dead animal by its caudal appendage, he angrily exclaimed, "That's my dog!"—Page 226
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
"As he stood outside of the counter, I was enabled to call off all the packages on the way-bill, but dropped the four containing the forty thousand dollars under the counter."—Page 237
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
"The peddler lifted his satchel into the buggy; the Madam hurriedly emptied it of its contents, and holding it open, jammed the bundle of money into it, and handed it back to the peddler."—Page 268
CHAPTER XXX
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Allan Pinkerton
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Up to that time I had never done any business for the Adams Express, and as their business was well worth having, I was determined to win.
He was to go to Montgomery and get thoroughly acquainted with the town and its surroundings; and as my suspicions had become aroused as to the integrity of the agent, Maroney, he was to form his acquaintance, and frequent the saloons and livery stables of the town, the Vice-President's letter having made me aware of Maroney's inclination for fast horses. He was to keep his own counsel, and, above all things, not let it become known that he was from the North, but to hail from Richmond, Va., thus securing for himself a good footing with the inhabitants. He was also to dress in the Southern style; to supply me with full reports describing the town and its surroundings, the manners and customs of its people, all he saw or heard about Maroney, the messengers and other employés of the company; whether Maroney was married, and, if so, any suspicious circumstances in regard to his wife as well as himself—in fact, to keep me fully informed of all that occurred. I should have to rely on his discretion until his reports were received; but then I could direct him how to act. I also instructed him to obey all orders from the Vice-President, and to be as obliging as possible.
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