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Hat'thaveaeideaastojustwhathecoulddo,sohelethimgoon."AsIu,MrdeLesseps,"hei,"nooheroom,exrKale,allthetimeyouwerethere?"
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"AndIthihatyaouswatercolor,weren'tyou?"
"Yes,aThamesse,byWhistler,"ly."Thatisit,hahema;
Hatcedatthepictureadmiringly.Itwasaedshowedthedefttouanwhowashimselfanartistofgreatability.
DeLessepsreadtheadmirationiisnotbad,"hesaidmodestly."IstudiedwithCarolusDuran."
Withallelsethatwasknown,andthislittleadditionalinformation,whichseemedofnoparticularvaluetothereporter,theeerwaslaidbeforeTheThinkidistinguishedmanlistenedfrombegihoutent.
"Whohada?"heaskedfinally.
"Thatisonnoly."Thereareacoupleofdozesinthehouse,andIsuppose,inspiteofKaleidorders,therewasalaxityintheire;
"Ofcoursethatmakesitmoredifficult,"saidTheThinkiheperpetuallyirritatedvoicewhichwassodistinctlyapartofhimself."PerhapsitwouldbebestfotoMrKale'shomeandpersoe."
Kalereceivedthemwiththereservewhichallrishowinthepreseivesofthepress.Hestaredfranklyacuriouslyatthediminutivefigureofthestist,whoexplaioftheirvisit.
"Iguessyoufellows'tdoanythingwiththis,"themillionaireassuredthe"I'vegulardeteit."
"IsMrMalloryherenow?"asked"TheThinki;curtly.
"Yes,heisupstairsis'quarters."
"Mayweseetheroomfromwhichthepicturewastaken?"ihestist,withasuaveintonationwhichHatewwell.
&edthepermissionwithawaveofthehand,ahemintotheballroom,wherethepictureshadbeeherelativeterofthisroomTheThinkingMaesurveyeditall.Theerehigh.Halfadoutintothehallways,totheservatory,anooksofthemansionofferedinnumerablepossibilitiesofaccess.Afterthisonelongprehe,TheThinkioveraheframefromwhichtheRube.Ftimeheexami.Kale'simpatienceai.Fiistturohi
"HowwelldoyouknowMrdeLesseps?"heasked.
"I'veknownhimforonlyamonthorso.Why?"
"Didhebriersofintrodu,ordidyoumeethimmerelycasually?"
Kaleregardedhimwithevidentdispleasure."Myownpersonalaffairshavenothiodowiththismatter,"hesaidpoi;MrdeLessepsisagentlemay,aaihelastwhomIwouldsuspeywiththedisappearaure."
"ThatisusuallythearkedTheThinkily.Heturch."JusthoywasthathemadeoftheWhistlerpicture?"heasked.
"Ihaveheinal,"Hatchreplied,"buttheerb.PerhapsMrKalewouldn'tobjecttousseeing-"
"Oh,ofot,"saidKaleresig;ein,it'sinthegallery."
Hatchsubmittedthepicturetoacarefulsy."Ishouldsaythatthecopyiswell;washisverdict."Ofitsabsence,I'tsayexactly;butitislyasuperbwork."
&ainsofawidedooralmostinfrohrownasidesuddenly,aiveMalloryentered.Heethinginhishand,butatthesightofthemcealeditbehindhiUriumphwasinhisface.
"Ah,professor,wemeetoften;don'twe?"hesaid.
"ThisreporterhereandhisfrieryingtdeLessepsintothisaffairsomeholaiive."Idon'twantanythiohappen.Heisliabletogooutandprintanything.Theyalwaysdo."
&hinkingMaeglaredathimunwaveringly,straightintheeyeforaninstaendedhishandtowardMallory."Wheredidyoufindit?"heasked.
"Sorrytodisappointyou,professor,"saidthedetectivesarcastically,"butthisisthetimewhelelate,"andheproducedtheobjectwhichheheldbehindhi"Hereisyourpicture,MrKale."
Kalegaspedalittleio,ahevaswithbothha."Fi;hetoldthedetective."I'llseethatyoudon'tloseanythingbythis.Why,thatthihousanddollars!"Kaledidn'tseemabletogetoverthat.
&hinkingMaedforwardtosquintattheupperrighthahevas."Wheredidyoufindit?"heaskedagain.
"Rolleduptight,ahebottomofatrunkintheroomofos,"explainedMallory."Theservant'snameisJennings.Heis."
"Jennings!"exclaimedKale."Why,hehasbeenwithmeforyears."
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