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Pickering looked impatiently frouns, the ammunition and the

numbers on your side," he observed dryly

"The sheriff may ithin call," said Larry, and

at a word fro,"-Larry spoke slowly,-"as

my friend has explained the case to me, the assets of

his grandfather's estate are all accounted for,-the land

hereabouts, this house, the ten thousand dollars in securities

and a soainst a lady

known as Sister Theresa, who conducts St Agatha's

School Is that correct?"

"I don't ask you to takehotly "I have filed an inventory of the

estate, so far as found, with the proper authorities"

"Certainly But I merely wish to be sure of my facts

for the purpose of this interview, to saveto the records And, moreover, I am somewhat

unfamiliar with your procedure in this country I am

a member, sir, of the Irish Bar Pardon me, but I repeat

my question"

"I have made oath-that, I trust, is sufficient even

for a ," said Larry, nodding his

head gravely

He was not, to be sure, a presentable e detracted considerably from the appearance

of one side of his face, his clothes were rumpled