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March, 1913

ILLUSTRATIONS

["'I shall have the detectives here—a man and a woman—within half an hour. There's nothing to do but wait'"] . . . . . . Frontispiece

["In that gay party one person was a thief—but which one? ... A match sputtered. There was a cry of amazement and horror. The table was absolutely bare"]

["'Look here, Rita. Can't I help out some way?'"]

["'Come outside—in the garden. I want to speak to you. Come quietly'"]

["'I have not hesitated to trust in you—you must in me'"]

["'Aha! I made them sit up, didn't I—your cold women!'"]

The Sixty-First Second