Five Thousand Dollars Reward

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Author: Allan Pinkerton ISBN: 9781465606129
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Allan Pinkerton
ISBN: 9781465606129
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
He had known Victoria Vane and her brother for several months. He was never prepossessed in favor of her brother, and he often thought her "soft," to use a vulgar expression. "I do believe the girl would make love to me if I would permit it, by giving her the least encouragement. The Vanes are queer and no mistake," remarked Bordine, to a young lady of his acquaintance, living in an adjoining town. Rose Alstine was plain and sensible, and took no offense at her lover's referring to Miss Vane. Why should she? She knew that genial August Bordine was true as steel and generous and sympathetic to a fault. Trouble was coming, however, that was to try the young girl's faith as it had never been tried before. Back of Ridgewood village was a forest of large extent, bordering on a narrow stream. This woods was owned by an Eastern capitalist and he had as yet permitted no woodman's ax to resound in its depths. Game abounded, and the woods was the frequent resort for amateur hunters, among them the young civil engineer, August Bordine. It was his frequent visits to Eastman's woods with gun and game-bag that brought him in frequent contact with the Vanes, and especially Victoria, who, during the short space of a few months, had become violently smitten with the handsome face and gentlemanly bearing of the young engineer. It was this fact that determined Bordine to shorten his stay at the cottage on the day in question. "There isn't the least danger," assured August, as he lifted his gun to the hollow of his arm and prepared to depart from the Vane cottage.
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He had known Victoria Vane and her brother for several months. He was never prepossessed in favor of her brother, and he often thought her "soft," to use a vulgar expression. "I do believe the girl would make love to me if I would permit it, by giving her the least encouragement. The Vanes are queer and no mistake," remarked Bordine, to a young lady of his acquaintance, living in an adjoining town. Rose Alstine was plain and sensible, and took no offense at her lover's referring to Miss Vane. Why should she? She knew that genial August Bordine was true as steel and generous and sympathetic to a fault. Trouble was coming, however, that was to try the young girl's faith as it had never been tried before. Back of Ridgewood village was a forest of large extent, bordering on a narrow stream. This woods was owned by an Eastern capitalist and he had as yet permitted no woodman's ax to resound in its depths. Game abounded, and the woods was the frequent resort for amateur hunters, among them the young civil engineer, August Bordine. It was his frequent visits to Eastman's woods with gun and game-bag that brought him in frequent contact with the Vanes, and especially Victoria, who, during the short space of a few months, had become violently smitten with the handsome face and gentlemanly bearing of the young engineer. It was this fact that determined Bordine to shorten his stay at the cottage on the day in question. "There isn't the least danger," assured August, as he lifted his gun to the hollow of his arm and prepared to depart from the Vane cottage.

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