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For this purpose he burrowed about in the neighbourhoods Gibbie had chiefly frequented, and was so far successful as to satisfy himself that Gibbie, if he was alive, was Sir Gilbert Galbraith, Baronet; but his own lawyer was able to assure him that not an inch of property remained anywhere attached to the title. FOR THIS PURPOSE HE BURROWED ABOUT IN THE NEIGHBOURHOODS GIBBEY HAD CHIEFLY FREQUENTED AND WAS SO FAR SUCCESSFUL AS TO SATISFY HIMSELF THAT GIBBEY IF HE WAS ALIVE WAS SIR GILBERT GAMBREATH BARONET BUT HIS OWN LAWYER WAS ABLE TO ASSURE HIM THAT NOT AN INCH OF PROPERTY REMAINED ANYWHERE ATTACHED TO THE TITLE
ersons capable of committing such a crime on such an inoffensive person as the testimony showed poor Sambo, would be capable also of throwing the life of a child after that of the man to protect their own. The city was searched from end to end, from side to side, and from cellar to garret. Not a trace of him was to be found--but indeed Gibbie had always been easier to find than to trace, for he had no belongings of any sort to betray him. No one dreamed of his having fled straight to the country, and search was confined to the city. The murderers were at length discovered, tried, and executed. They protested their innocence with regard to the child, and therein nothing appeared against them beyond the fact that he was missing. The result, so far as concerned Gibbie, was, that the talk of the city, where almost everyone knew him, was turned, in his absence, upon his history; and from the confused mass of hearsay that reached him, Mr. Sclater set himself to discover and verify the facts. CREDIBLE ENOUGH THAT PERSONS CAPABLE OF COMMITTING SUCH A CRIME ON SUCH AN INOFFENSIVE PERSON AS THE TESTIMONY SHOWED POOR SAMBO WOULD BE CAPABLE ALSO OF THROWING THE LIFE OF A CHILD AFTER THAT OF THE MAN TO PROTECT THEIR OWN THE CITY WAS SEARCHED FROM END TO END FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FROM CELLAR TO GARRET NOT A TRACE OF HIM WAS TO BE FOUND BUT INDEED GIBBEY HAD ALWAYS BEEN EASIER TO FIND THAN TO TRACE FOR HE HAD NO BELONGINGS OF ANY SORT TO BETRAY HIM NO ONE DREAMED OF HIS HAVING FLED STRAIGHT TO THE COUNTRY AND SEARCH WAS CONFINED TO THE CITY THE MURDERERS WERE AT LENGTH DISCOVERED TRIED AND EXECUTED THEY PROTESTED THEIR INNOCENCE WITH REGARD TO THE CHILD AND THEREIN NOTHING APPEARED AGAINST THEM BEYOND THE FACT THAT HE WAS MISSING THE RESULT SO FAR AS CONCERNED GIBBEY WAS THAT THE TALK OF THE CITY WHERE ALMOST EVERY ONE KNEW HIM WAS TURNED IN HIS ABSENCE UPON HIS HISTORY AND FROM THE CONFUSED MASS OF HEARSAY THAT REACHED HIM MISTER SLATER SET HIMSELF TO DISCOVER AND VERIFY THE FACTS
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