Part 93 (1/2)
The others were silent
”I believe that the girl's at the botto to take her down ever since she ca took down ourselves I scented bad luck in her at the other side of the world We've been acting like fools We ought to have silenced her at first”
”No,” rejoined Potts, gloomily ”There's somebody at work deeper than she is Somebody--but who?--who?”
”nobody but the devil,” said Clark, fir about that Italian,” continued Potts ”He's the only irl They know a good deal between theed us It isn't the devil; it's this Italian We ain perhaps”
Clark's eyes brightened
”The next time,” said he, ”I'll load my pistols fresh, and then see if he'll escape me!”
At this a noise was heard in the hall Potts went out The servants had been scouring the grounds as before, but with no result
”No use,” said John ”I tried it with ate, and a little distance outside the scent was lost I tried hiether, and of course had horses or carriages there”
”What does the porter say?” asked Clark
”He swears that he was up till two, and then went to bed, and that nobody was near the gate”
”Well, we can't do any thing,” said Potts; ”but I'll send some of the servants off to see what they can hear The scent was lost so soon that we can't tell what direction they took
”You'll never get her again,” said John; ”she's gone for good this time”
Potts swore a deep oath and relapsed into silence After a time they all went down to the bank
CHAPTER XLIX
THE RUN ON THE BANK
Not long after the bank opened a nuold in return for some bank-notes which they offered This was an unusual circuers Potts wondered what it could old was paid out, and Potts and his friends began to feel soht which now presented itself for the first tiht be returned upon theold have you?”
”Very little”
”How much?”
”Thirty thousand”
”Phew!” said Clark, ”and nearly two hundred thousand out in notes!”
Potts was silent
”What'll you do if there is a run on the bank?”