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"Anyway, you're not supposed to sleep in the office," s

Bones pushed open the door for her, bowed as she passed, and followed

her He drew a chair up to the desk, and she sat doithout further

protest, because she had coant politeness and violent courtesies, signified no reat cavalier at heart

"I think you ought to know," he said gravely, "that an atte to rob irl

"To rob me," said Bones, with relish "A dastardly plot, happily

frustrated by the ingenuity of the intended victi is farther frohts or wishes,

but what's more natural when a fellow is offered a----"

He stopped and frowned

"Yes?"

"A precious metal refiner's---- That's ruirl hazily "What is rum?"

"Of all the rummy old coincidences," said Bones, with restrained and

hollow enthusias in Twiddly

Bits, a ripping little paper, dear old ht to Knohich is honestly worth the

twopence"