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"Stolen property" Quotes from Famous Books

... when it becomes another man's folly it's stolen property, and as much yours as ever. The goods have your mark on 'em, and, by and by, they're dumped at your door. They may be damaged by dirt and vermin, but you've got ...

— 'Charge It' - Keeping Up With Harry • Irving Bacheller

... local officers and employes of the express gave valiant service. It was remarkable that they could restore the line so quickly as they did. The total expense of this war to the Company was $75,000, caused by ruined and stolen property and outlays for military supplies incidental to the ...

— The Story of the Pony Express • Glenn D. Bradley

... "That much stolen property has been hidden there, there is little reason to doubt, but it may have been removed shortly afterwards. It was, of course, very convenient for them to have some place where they could take things at once, and then ride on quietly to London the next day, for, ...

— Colonel Thorndyke's Secret • G. A. Henty

... you still forget that he has stolen property which now belongs quite as much to Lady Deppingham and Mr. Browne as ...

— The Man From Brodney's • George Barr McCutcheon

... lbs., the youth 105 lbs., the boy 90 lbs., and the box of treasure 75 lbs. The weight in the descending basket could not exceed that in the other by more than 15 lbs. without causing a descent so rapid as to be most dangerous to a human being, though it would not injure the stolen property. Only two persons, or one person and the treasure, could be placed in the same basket at one time. How did they all manage to escape and take the box of treasure ...

— Amusements in Mathematics • Henry Ernest Dudeney

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