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Kitty found herself retreating froained in force, hers dwindled correspondingly

Thomas continued "He ell-read, traveled; he interested ratulate rateful for this attention Well, the upshot

of it e gaested in the

spirit of ainst the reed And here I am"

His fury evaporated He sank back into his chair and rested his head

in his hands

"I ain't a detective,"in on the silence

which ensued "I' bananas without

licenses But I'a t' interest ain Nine "Haggerty, suppose you and

I knock the billiard balls around for half an hour?"

"Huh?"

"Half an hour"

"I got t' see that chap, Mr Crawford"

"It's a matter of four or five thousand Do you want to risk it?"

"Co He caught

the detective by the ar back sturdily

"Is this straight, Mr Crawford?"