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As a first step towards doing so the policeman stolidly requested the speaker's na been furnished he proceeded to interrogate the van-driver and the taxi-man, both of ere only too ready to pour out voluble explanations, each accusing the other of carelessness with a freedoe only known, apparently, to those who have intimate acquaintance with the dark ways ofvices

In the entleratitude for his tiht the other man looked oddly white "I' for you----"

"No, I'ht, thanks" He relinquished Anstice's ar, and looked round hiood luck I'm opposite o in and sit down"

The constable intimated that he had no further need of hi asserted his readiness to appear in court in connection with the case he turned back to Anstice

"Will you co with me?" His invitation was cordial "I'm all alone--just back frolad of your company"

"Thanks" Anstice was curiously attracted towards thefor a train, and I'll co outside which the accident had occurred; and five minutes later his new friend, brushed and tidied, every speck of dust removed from his well-cut suit, led hi-roo to a waiter as they sat down

"What will you drink--whisky-and-soda? Right--I'll have the sae whisky for h I want a stiff drink," he added, rather apologetically, to Anstice

"I expect you do--your taxi came a fearful buet shoved through the "

"Yes--it was down, fortunately, or I lass" He hesitated a e cards? Here's hed and pushed the slip of pasteboard over to Anstice, who returned the courtesy before picking it up But as the latter glanced at it perfunctorily, with no premonition of the surprise in store for hih his veins; and he uttered a quite involuntary exclamation which caused his companion to look up in amazement