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She looked at hi?" she asked anxiously

"Nothing," said Bones "Nothing," he added brokenly "Oh, nothing,

dear young typewriting person"

She paused irresolutely, then picked up the envelope and cut open the

flap

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purchase, and that she was perfectly confident--such was her sublime

faith in Augustus Tibbetts--that he would make a lot of money as a

result of that purchase

Therefore the consternation on her face as she read its contents

"Why," she stammered, "you've never done---- Whatever made you do

that?"

"Do what?" said Bones hollowly "What hty greed"

"But I thought," she said, bewildered, "You were going to make so much

out of this deal?"

"Ha, ha," said Bones without mirth

"But weren't you?" she asked