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Isaac Bell telephoned Andrew Rubenoff, filled him in on Research’s suspicions, and asked, “Is the Bank of Ha a real bank or a sham?”

“Where did you hear about Bank of Ha, if I may ask?”

“Van Dorn Research”

“I am i Bankhaus is not widely known outside professional circles”

“I’ll pass on the compliment Is it real or a sham?”

“It’s real They’re very active in Ger their enterprises, they’re the principal lender to the Leipzig Organ and Piano Company”

“The piano shops?”

“You’ve seen the all sorts of branches to sell parlor pianos Funny you should ask, though”

“Why is that?”

“I was just in one of their shops the other day trying to buy sheet music But they were sold out of ‘Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life’”

“It’s very popular”

“When a , so with the shop”

“Or the publisher”

“The publisher will blah or not paying their bills Though in this instance they ht The shop had a very poor selection The most recent I could find was ‘I Love My Wife; But, Oh, You Kid!’ That’s been around so long the paper was turning yellow”