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No Danny! There was consternation at the Hall. Where _could_ he be? The Cubs were wild with grief. While all the grown-ups puzzled their heads over the question, the Cubs went straight to the point and arrived at the correct conclusion by a guess. "That old beast, Black Bill, has stolen him," they said. But the grown-ups said it was absurd, and little boys should not talk nonsense. A careful inquiry began as to where Danny had last been seen, and it was soon proved that he had gone down to the circus for the 8 o'clock performance.
"There you are," said the Cubs, "we told you so -- Black Bill's _stolen_ him."