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According to him, he had unwittingly evaded Delaney by the simple act of stepping into the elevator and going to the room where his mother, having reached Baltimore an hour later than he, was waiting to hear how he had fared in his interview with Eidstein.
He was there when Delaney, still sticking to him, managed to get a wire to me telling me what I've just told you." "Fine!" said Braceway. "What was he doing in the hotel? Did he meet anybody, or write anything?" "Delaney didn't say." "Who's this Eidstein, a pawn broker?" "No; he's a dealer in antiques: furniture, old gold, old jewels, anything old. He stands well over there. He's all right.
"If I can't bring things to a last show-down within a day or two," he looked the situation squarely in the face, "it will be uncomfortable for him emphatically uncomfortable." He turned to a study of the questions he wanted to put to Eidstein, this kindly old merchant who was so considerate, so handsomely considerate, about buying back jewels he had once sold. Mr.
Golson himself gave the information. "Delaney also caught it. They got to Baltimore at nine. Your man took a taxi straight to the shop of an old fellow named Eidstein, reaching there at twenty minutes past nine. He and Eidstein went into Eidstein's private office back of the shop and stayed there for over an hour, in fact until about half-past ten. Your man came out and went to a down-town hotel.
"The chief gave me your message, and I went back to keep a look on Eidstein's place. I didn't think he'd show there again, but he did at four o'clock and stayed there almost half an hour. After that, he went to the station, me right after him. We both caught the five o'clock for Washington." "Did you talk with Eidstein?" "No, sir; had no orders. But he's no loan-shark, and no fence.
Eidstein, he felt sure, must be an interesting character. Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him. "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him. "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
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