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"With your permission," Crenshaw replied, proceeding to go through Harleston's pockets, and finding nothing but the usual which he replaced. He came last to the breast-pocket of the coat; in it were the wallet and one letter the letter that had brought Harleston here. "It caught you!" Crenshaw smiled. "There's no bait like a pretty woman!" Harleston raised his eyebrows and shrugged his answer.
In fact, Harleston's mind being occupied with the recent affair, he would have let himself be put off at the fourth floor, if he had not happened to notice the large gilt numbers on the glass panel of the door opposite the elevator. The bright light shining through this panel caught his eye, and he wondered indifferently that it should be burning at such an hour.
"You already have it," Harleston replied wearily. "Then, sir, we'll take your word and withdraw." "Thank you," said Harleston. "He has it somewhere!" Crenshaw declared, fingering his revolver. "My dear fellow," Marston returned, "we are willing to accept Mr. Harleston's averment." "He knows where it is he took it let him tell where it is hidden." "What good will that subserve?
They would find nothing in his pocket-book but some visiting and membership cards, a couple of addresses and a few yellow-backs and silver certificates. "The letter doesn't seem to be there which I much regret, but these visiting cards may be useful in our business; with your permission I'll take them. Thank you, Mr. Harleston." He folded the book and returned it to Harleston's pocket.
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