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But he was uncomfortable

Anna was not in her office Her coat and hat were not there He was

surprised, soone sorapher So him short-handed, sent Joey over to help his of his desk, his personal papers,

the Japanese prints and rugs Natalie had sent after her single visit

to the boy's neorking quarters And, when Grahae for him

"Telephone call for you, Mr Spencer"

"What was it?"

"Lady called up, from a pay phone She left her number and said she'd

wait" Joey lowered his voice confidentially "Sounded like Miss Klein,"

he volunteered

He was extremely resentful when Graham sent him away on an errand And

Graham himself frowned as he called the nu off clean and then telephoning, instead of letting

the thing go, once and for all But his face changed as he heard Anna's

brief story over the wire

"Of course I'll come," he said "I'm pretty busy, but I can steal a

half-hour Don't you worry We'll fix it up some way"

He wasoff It was