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"You are joking, Mr. Isburn." "I wish I were. No, it is gone. I cannot imagine how it was possible for any one to get possession of that ring. Only you and I knew how to open the bookcase doors, and I would as soon suspect myself as you." "I am glad that you have that opinion," said Miss Dana.
But what was spoken of most was the clever detective work of Mary Dana. She was the recipient of congratulatory letters for her work from all parts of the country, and the press could not say too much in her praise. Mary received a most flattering offer to join the Isburn Detective Bureau in Boston. Mr.
Now, you know all, and I await my discharge." Mr. Isburn looked serious. "Miss Dana, I see but one matter to be arranged now, and that is your half-interest in the business. You know I told you that if you found the ruby I would take you as a partner." "Oh, that's all a joke," cried Miss Dana. "What I did was for fun.
I think the ruby is well protected, but if anybody steals it I shall call upon you to find the thief." Miss Dana said, laughingly, that she feared she would never have a chance to distinguish herself in that direction. About a fortnight later, Mr. Isburn sat at his desk one morning opening his mail.
Isburn, why do you keep that peculiar ornament on the top of your bookcase?" "Oh, you mean the apple. It contains something that is very valuable. The method of opening it is a secret, but as somebody may succeed in doing so some day I will show you its contents, for otherwise I might be unable to prove that it contained anything."
The telephone bell was being rung continuously, and he called "Hello" several times before the tintinnabulation ceased. The call was from a town some fifty miles away. The operator informed him that No. 42 wished her to tell him that she had a valuable clue in case T 697 and would not return for several days. Mr. Isburn knew that No. 42 was Miss Dana. He returned to his office.
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