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m afraid so," returned the father; and then the subject changed. Meanwhile Hal had left the outer office and hurried up Nassau Street in the direction of Park Row. On a previous visit to this vicinity he had noticed a first-class costumer's establishment, where everything in the shape of a disguise could be bought. At the door he hesitated for a moment, and then entered with a brisk step. A fat, pleasant-looking man came to wait on him. "I wish to obtain a perfect disguise," Hal explained. "Something for my face, besides some clothing." "Yes, sir. What sort of a character?" "A young business man." "Please step this way." Hal stepped to the rear of the establishment. Here fully half an hour was spent in selecting this thing and that, and trying the effect before the mirror. At last the business was finished, and Hal came forth looking for all the world like a spruce clerk of twenty or twenty-two. He wore a silken mustache and small mutton-chop whiskers, and the color of his skin was several shades paler than was natural. The cheap suit and overcoat he had worn were cast aside, and a nobby check outfit took their place. "Gracious! I hardly know myself!" he murmured. "This ought to deceive almost anybody." Hal had only rented the things. He was to pay two dollars a day for them, besides leaving a deposit of forty dollars for their safe return. When this transaction was finished the youth visited a hardware store, and there bought a pistol and some cartridges. "Now, I imagine I am ready for them," he said to himself. "Although I sincerely hope I will not have occasion to draw the pistol." Once out on the sidewalk Hal did not know exactly how to proceed. He was about to take an elevated train to Allen's house uptown, when looking toward the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge, he caught sight of Dick Ferris standing at the foot of the elevated railroad stairs, smoking his usual cigarette. Hal approached him, and then passed by. Ferris looked at him, but not the faintest gleam of recognition passed over his features. "He is deceived, at any rate," thought Hal. "I wonder if he is waiting for somebody, or merely hanging around? I think I will remain for a while and find out." Hal crossed Park Row, and took up a stand by the railing to City Hall Park. A gang of men were clearing off the snow, and the street-cars and wagons were running in all directions, making the scene a lively one. Pres
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