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They will, in their replies, undoubtedly bring in Mr. Mallowe, Mr. Rockamore and Mr. Carlis, which will give you a cue to go quite openly and frankly to one of the three preferably Mallowe for corroboration. Knowing that you come direct from the late Mr.
The girl produced the note-book from her bag and swept a practised eye down its cryptic pages. "Here it is. These are the first words I heard through the opened door. They were spoken by Mr. Rockamore, and the other, Paddington, replied. This is what I heard: "'I don't know what the devil you're driving at, I tell you. "'Oh, don't you, Rockamore? Want me to explain?
I think a good turn deserves another, at least among friends, and when I got in a hole I remembered what I did for you, and I thought you'd be glad of a chance to give me a leg up. "'In other words you come here with a vague threat and try to blackmail me. That's it, isn't it? "'Blackmail is not a very pleasant term, Rockamore, and yet it is something which even you might attempt. Get me?
"'Come, Lawton, be sensible; half a loaf is better than no bread," Blaine quoted slowly. "'There is no blackmail about this it is an ordinary business proposition. "'It's a damnable crooked scheme, and I shall have nothing to do with it. This is final! My hands are clean, and I can look every man in the face and tell him to go where you can go now! "You remember that, don't you, Rockamore?"
You buffaloed Rockamore, and that senile old idiot, Mallowe, but you can't bluff me! I came here to see you, and I usually get what I go after!" "Having seen me, Carlis, will you kindly state your business and go? This promises to be one of my busiest days. What can I do for you?" Blaine leaned back in his chair, with a bland smile of pleased expectancy.
"Do not speak of it, dear Miss Lawton. I only wish for your sake that your poor father had heeded poorer heads than his, but it is too late to speak of that now. We will do all in our power to aid you, rest assured of that. Should you require anything, you have only to call upon Mr. Rockamore, Mr. Carlis or myself."
Rockamore, you decided rather suddenly, and for no apparent reason, to come to America, where you have remained ever since." "Mr. Blaine, if I were in the mood to be facetious, I might employ your American vernacular and ask that you tell me something I don't know! Come to the point, man; you try my patience."
He was one grand little promoter, Rockamore was; pity he got cold feet, and promoted himself into another sphere!" "All things considered, it may not be such a pity, after all!" Blaine rose suddenly, whirling his chair about until it stood before him, and he faced his amazed visitor from across it. "Now, Carlis, suppose you promote yourself from my office!" "Wh-what!"
"There is a flat, oblong casket of old silver, shaped somewhat like a humidor a family relic, sir which stands upon the center-table in the den. Whenever Mr. Rockamore had any message to leave for me in writing, concerning his confidential business, which he did not wish the other servants to have access to, he always slipped it into the casket.
"I relieved Ross at noon, as you instructed me, sir," he began, "in the vestibule of Mr. Rockamore's apartment house. It was a good thing that I had the six-cylinder car handy, for he surely led me a chase! Ten minutes after I went on duty, Rockamore came out, jumped into his automobile, and after circling the park, he turned south, zig-zagging through side streets as if to cut off pursuit.
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