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"They intend to get old Henfrey's money?"
"Yes--and they will if we are not very wary," declared the little, bristly-haired old gentleman known as The Sparrow "The boy has been entirely entrapped They made one faux pas, and it is upon that we et the better of them I don't like the situation at all They have a distinctly evil design against the boy"
"Benton and Molly are a combination pretty hard to beat," reht they were friends of ours"
"True They were But after the little affair in Marseilles I don't trust them," replied The Sparrow "When anyone n or sheer carelessness, or perhaps by reason of inordinate avarice, then I always have to safeguard myself I suspect--and ht visitor drew a long breath
"What we all say of you is that The Sparrow is gifted with an extra sense," he said
The little old loved hand smiled contentedly
"I really don't knohy," he said "But I scent danger long before others have any suspicion of it If I did not, you would, o"
"But you have such aI keep everything filed I work yonder at my desk all day See this old wardrobe," and he crossed to a long, genuine Jacobean wardrobe which stood in a corner and, unlocking it, opened the carved doors "There you see all ed and docketed I can tell you what has been atteht Whether the coup is successful I do not yet know"
Within were shelves containing al fashion He took out a s it, drew out a file of papers froht to his table, and opened
"Ah, yes!" he said, knitting his brows as he read a docureen-shaded electric lamp "You know Franklyn, don't you?"
"Harold Franklyn?"
"Yes Well, he's in the Tatra, in Hungary He and Matthews are with three Austrian friends of ours, and to-night they are at the Castle of Szo to Count Zsolcza, the millionaire banker of Vienna The Countess has some very valuable jewels, which were indicated to h another channel, of course I hope that before dawn the jeill be no longer at Szombat, for the Count is an old scoundrel who cornered the people's food in Austria just before the Armistice and is directly responsible for an enorer in Budapest Her name was Anna Torna"