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"Ithinkitisperfederful！
"repliedtheFreically."Itistheesseive，ofmodernwork.Iwowouldbepossible，"aofaceKale，"formetomakeacopyofthat？Ihavesomeslightskillinpaintingmyself，anddaresayIakeafairlycreditablecopyofit."
&tered.Hewasmoreandmoreimpressedeaentwiththepicture."Why，ly，"hereplied."Iwillhaveitsentuptothehotel，andyou-"
"No，no，no！
"ieddeLessepsquickly."Iwouldn'tcaretoaccepttheresponsibilityofhaviureinmycharge.Thereisalwaysadangeroffire.Butifyouwouldgivemepermissiohisreandairyandlight，aisquiet-"
"Justasyoulike，"saidKalemagnanimously.&quhttheotherwaywouldbemosttforyou."
DeLessepsdrewnear，andlaidonehandonthemillionaire'sar"Mydearfriend，"hesaidearly，"ifthesepicturesweremypictures，Ishouldn'ttrytoaodateaheywereed.Idaresaytheasitstandscostyou-"
"Sixhundreday-seventhousanddollars，"volunteeredKaleproudly.
"Aheymustbewellprotectedhereinyourhyourabse;
"Thereareabouttwesinthehousewhilethewthealterations，"saidKale，"ahemdon'tdoanythingbutwat.Nooneoroutexceptbythedoorweehersarelodbarred-andthenonlywithmypermission，orawrittenorderfromme.No，sir，nobodygetawaywithanythinginthisroo"
"Ext，ext！
"saiddeLessepsadmiringly.Hesmiledalittlebit."IamafraidIdidnotgiveyoucreditfthefar-sightedbusihatyouare.&qulaheofpicturesabstractedly."Acleverthief，though，"heve;mightcutavaluablepainting，foriheRubens，outoftheframe，rollitup，derhisdescape."
Kalelaughedpleasantlyandshookhishead.
ItleofdayslateratthehotelthatdeLessepsbroughtupthesubjectofgtheWhistler.Herofuseinhisthankswheeeredtoatothemansionaheprelimihework.Theypausedattheballroomdoor.
"Jennings，"saidKaletotheliveriedservahisisMrdeLesseps.Heistoeandgoashelikes.Heisgoingtodosomeworkintheballroomhere.Seethatheisn'tdisturbed."
&icedtheRubensleaningcarelesslyagaiherpictures，withtheholyfaadonnatowardthe"Really，MrKale，"heprotested，"thatpictureistoovaluabletobeleftaboutlikethat.Ifyouwillletyourservantsbringmesomevas，Ishalllaceitupoablehereoffthefloor.Supposethereweremicehere！
"
&hahenecessaryiven，andfiurewascarefullyla'sreach，whereupoedhimself，paper，easel，stool，andall，andbeganhisworkofg.ThereKalelefthi
&erKalejusthappeodropin，andfoustillathislabor.
"Ijustdroppedby，"heexplaioseehowtheworkinthegallerywasgettingalong.Itwillbefiherweek.IhopeIamnyou？"
"Notatall，"saiddeLesseps，"Ihavenearlyfinished.SeehowIamgettingalong？"Heturo>
Themilliazedfromthattowardtheinalwhichstoodonaearby，andfrankadmiratio'seffortswasi;Why，it'sfi;heexclaimed."It'sjustasgoodastheotherone，ayoudon'twantahousanddollarsforit-eh？"
Thatwasallthatwassaidaboutitatthetime.Kalewahehouseforanhourorso，theheballroomwheretheartistwasjustgettinghisparapherher，andtheywalkedbacktothehotel.TheartistderonearmhiscopyoftheWhistler，looselyrolledup.
Oneweekpassed，andtheworkmenwhohadbeenengagedinrefinishiingthegalleryhadgone.DeLessepsvoluoassistinthewthepidKalegladlyturerovertohiItwasiernoohiswanthatdeLesseps，gpleasantlyedloosethevaswhishroudedthepreciousRubens.Thehaionofdismay.Thepicturewasgoheframewhichhadhelditty.Athinstripofvasaroundtheihatasharppenknifehadbeeoutthepainting.
AllofthesefactscametotheattentionofPrustusS.F.X.VahinkihiswasadayorsoafterKalehadrushediiveMallory'sofficeatpoliceheadquarters，withthestatementthathisRubeolen.Hebangedhisfistdowive'sdeskahi"Itefiftythousanddollars！
"hedeclaredviolently."Whydon'tyoudosomething？Whatareyousittiaringatmefor？"
"Doeyourself，MrKale，"thedetectiveadvised."Iwillputmymenatwhthe-the-WhatisaRubens，anyway？"
"It'sapicture！
"bellowedMrKale."Apievaswithsomepaintonit，anditefiftythousanddollars-don'tyetthat！
"
Sothepolierywassetinmotiohepainting.AerfelluchfuleyeofHutHatch，reporter.Helearspregthedisappearaure，andthendeLesseps.Hefouiementbonhysteria；anintimatioeroftheobjectofhisvisitcauseddeLessepstoburstintowords.
"Moiseous！
"heexclaimed."WhatIdo？Iwastheoheroomforseveraldays.Iwastheoooksustoprotectthepidnowitisgohelossisirreparable.WhatIdo？"
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