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Riker bowed in the European em that is almost her equal”

“Thank you,” said Bell “You are very kind Have we met before? Your face is familiar”

“We have not been introduced before,” replied Riker “But I, too, recognize you I believe it was at Camden, New Jersey, early this week”

“At the Michigan launching! Of course Now I reift he presented to the young lady who sponsored the battleship”

“I stood in for one of emstones”

“Well, isn’t this a wonderful coincidence?” exclaimed Solomon Barlowe

“Two coincidences,” Isaac Bell corrected hi for a special diamond Second, it turned out we attended the sa in Camden last Monday”

“As if written in the stars!” Riker laughed “Or should I say diains this instant! Do not hesitate to get in touch, Mr Bell In New York I stay at the Waldorf-Astoria The hotel forwards my mail when I travel”

“You can find ed cards

EVERY VAN DORN, froht from the first day he went to work that coincidences were presuuilty until proven innocent Bell asked Research to look into the gem importers Riker & Riker Then he turned over his caht to him immediately, and went down to the hotel’s baseed a quiet, dimly lit bar

Abbington-Westlake had arrived ahead of hihts out of the Naval Attaché with his threat to go to the British Embassy

Bell decided that he would get more out of him noith a ”

He saw ilowered i offered a choice in the matter”

“Your choice of snapshots,” Bell fired back, “would get you arrested if I were a governent”

“No one can arrest me I have diplomatic immunity”