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"The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty

thousand in dia uncomfortably close You and

your mother, Kitty, had better letout here but trinkets"

"Trinkets! Do you call that fire-opal a trinket? Better let h to be superstitious about

opals"

"That's nonsense"

"Maybe"

"Oh, well; if the thought of having it around ive it to you The Crawfords and Mr Forbes are coain before dinner Here's the opal"

She took it frorew slipped the ge them back on the yacht if you'll take the trouble to phone them

to meet me at the club pier"

"I'll do so at once Good-by! Mind the street-crossing," she added,

hed, stepping into the launch which

i white in

the earlysunshine