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Why the Judge Went Abroad
In October 1893 on a New York Central train ride north to Chicago two old friends learn of Phil a judge who faced a perilous sequence after a streetcar robbery. He chased a thief stole his father’s watch then found another man’s watch and chain and fled. Police clues tied the robber to the Chicago World’s Fair area prompting Phil to flee abroad with his wife to avoid detection.
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