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Again the avenger had been foiled, and again his concentrated hatred urged him to continue the pursuit. AGAIN THE AVENGER HAD BEEN FOILED AND AGAIN HIS CONCENTRATED HATRED URGED HIM TO CONTINUE THE PURSUIT
zled, but still he wandered on, a human bloodhound, with his mind wholly set upon the one object upon which he had devoted his life. At last his perseverance was rewarded. It was but a glance of a face in a window, but that one glance told him that Cleveland in Ohio possessed the men whom he was in pursuit of. He returned to his miserable lodgings with his plan of vengeance all arranged. It chanced, however, that Drebber, looking from his window, had recognized the vagrant in the street, and had read murder in his eyes. He hurried before a justice of the peace, accompanied by Stangerson, who had become his private secretary, and represented to him that they were in danger of their lives from the jealousy and hatred of an old rival. That evening Jefferson Hope was taken into custody, and not being able to find sureties, was detained for some weeks. When at last he was liberated, it was only to find that Drebber’s house was deserted, and that he and his secretary had departed for Europe. S BLACK HAIR TURNED GRIZZLED BUT STILL HE WANDERED ON A HUMAN BLOODHOUND WITH HIS MIND WHOLLY SET UPON THE ONE OBJECT UPON WHICH HE HAD DEVOTED HIS LIFE AT LAST HIS PERSEVERANCE WAS REWARDED IT WAS BUT A GLANCE OF A FACE IN A WINDOW BUT THAT ONE GLANCE TOLD HIM THAT CLEVELAND IN OHIO POSSESSED THE MEN WHOM HE WAS IN PURSUIT OF HE RETURNED TO HIS MISERABLE LODGINGS WITH HIS PLAN OF VENGEANCE ALL ARRANGED IT CHANCED HOWEVER THAT DREBBER LOOKING FROM HIS WINDOW HAD RECOGNIZED THE VAGRANT IN THE STREET AND HAD READ MURDER IN HIS EYES HE HURRIED BEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ACCOMPANIED BY STANGERSON WHO HAD BECOME HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY AND REPRESENTED TO HIM THAT THEY WERE IN DANGER OF THEIR LIVES FROM THE JEALOUSY AND HATRED OF AN OLD RIVAL THAT EVENING JEFFERSON HOPE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND SURETIES WAS DETAINED FOR SOME WEEKS WHEN AT LAST HE WAS LIBERATED IT WAS ONLY TO FIND THAT DREBBER'S HOUSE WAS DESERTED AND THAT HE AND HIS SECRETARY HAD DEPARTED FOR EUROPE
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