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"Now, that you leave ," said Kent "It's a irl and--"

"She isn't blonde--and I' you out of it," interrupted O'Connor "I never saw anything so black in irl once, you would never forget her again as long as you lived She has never been in Athabasca Landing before, or anywhere near here If she had, we surely would have heard about her She came for a purpose, and I believe that purpose was accoer"

"That's possible, and probable," agreed Kent "I always said you were the best clue-analyst in the force, Bucky But I don't see where I corimly "You don't? Well, I may be both blind and a fool, and perhaps a little excited But it seemed to me that froirl he was a little too anxious to let McTrigger go and hang you in his place A little too anxious, Kent"

The irony of the thing brought a hard sars "I'll try one of these on top of the pipe," he said, nipping off the end of the cigar with his teeth "And you forget that I'iven ht Perhaps until the next day Did you see Rossand's fleet leaving for up north? Ithis hand again The coldness of it sent a chill into the staff-sergeant's heart He rose and looked through the upper part of the , so that the twitching in his throat was hidden froain toirl, I'll report"

He tried to laugh, but there was a tremble in his voice, a break in the humor he attempted to force

Kent listened to the tramp of his heavy feet as they went down the hall