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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，"themillionaireassuredthem."I'vegulardeteit."

"IsMrMalloryherenow?"asked"TheThinki;curtly.

"Yes，heisupstairsis'quarters."

"Mayweseetheroomfromwhichthepicturewastaken?"ihestist，withasuaveintonationwhichHatewwell.

&edthepermissionwithawaveofthehand，ahemintotheballroom，wherethepictureshadbeeherelativeterofthisroomTheThinkingMaesurveyeditall.Theerehigh.Halfadoutintothehallways，totheservatory，anooksofthemansionofferedinnumerablepossibilitiesofaccess.Afterthisonelongprehe，TheThinkioveraheframefromwhichtheRube.Ftimeheexami.Kale'simpatienceai.Fiistturohim.

"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，butatthesightofthemcealeditbehindhim.Uriumphwasinhisface.

"Ah，professor，wemeetoften;don'twe?"hesaid.

"ThisreporterhereandhisfrieryingtdeLessepsintothisaffairsomeholaiive."Idon'twantanythiohappen.Heisliabletogooutandprintanything.Theyalwaysdo."

&hinkingMaeglaredathimunwaveringly，straightintheeyeforaninstaendedhishandtowardMallory."Wheredidyoufindit?"heasked.

"Sorrytodisappointyou，professor，"saidthedetectivesarcastically，"butthisisthetimewhelelate，"andheproducedtheobjectwhichheheldbehindhim."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."