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’Only the last one,’ said Anne

Glen Ricardo sighed and stretched his hand across the table wearily Anne reluctantly took the letter out of her bag and then hesitated for a moment

’I kno you feel, Mrs Osborne, but I can’t do the job with one hand tied behind my back’

’Of course, Mr Ricardo, I’m sorry’

Anne couldn’t believe she had said ’of course

Ricardo read the letter through two or three ti ’Have they all been typed on this sort of paper and sent in this sort of envelopeT ’Yes, I think so,’ said Anne ’As far as I can remember? ’Well, when the next one comes be sure to - - - 2 ’Can you be so certain there will be another one?’ interrupted Anne

’Of course, so be sure to keep it Now give raph?’

Tes’ Once again she hesitated

’I only want to look at the face Don’t want to wasteain and passed hiraph of Henry in alieutenant’s unifor man, Mr Osborne,’ said the detective ’When was this photograph taken?’

’About five years ago, I think,’ said Anne ’I didn’t know him when he was in the army’

Ricardo questioned Anne for several minutes on Henry’s daily movements She was surprised to find how little she really knew of Henry’s habits, or past

’Not a lot to go onj Mrs Osborne, but I’ll do the best I can Now, es are ten dollars a day plus expenses I will make a written report for you once a week Teeks’ payain, this ti once more and took out two crisp new one hundred - dollar notes and passed them over to Ricardo He studied the notes carefully as if he wasn’t certain which distinguished Aazed imperturbably at Ricardo, who obviously had not seen hirubby fives

’I see you work on Sundays, Mr Ricardo,’ said Anne, pleased with her mental arithmetic

’Of course,’ he said ’Will the same time next week suit you, Mrs