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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，inspiteofKale&#idorders，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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