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s ESZGG9I replying. It was in tue fisfsp, last column of the < Daily Telegraph. and it ran:
 Two Thousand Pounds Reward. - The above sum may be earned by any one { 0nalified to undertake delicate mission and prepared to run certain risk Apply by telegram. SECURITY, London.
 9ssT think" said I, fits the most ex- { traordinary advertisement that ever got into print!'
 Rallies smiled.
 'eNot quite all that, Bunny; still, ex. traordinary enough, I grant you" N Look at the figule.''
 "It is certainly large.''
 "And the mission-and the risk." sYes, the combination is frank, to say the least of it. But the really original point is requiring applications by telegram to q telegraphic address! ' There's something in the fellow who < Thought of that, and something in his game. With one word he cholles off " the millions who answer an advertise sAsment every day--when they can raise < the stamp. My answer cost me , IHfDOD DuC llel plt titdii uuOtucI. N You don't mean to say that you ve sasapplied:
 S@ Rather" said Rallies. q want ssEsf2, GOO as much as any man. s|SM Put your own name?" zM ''Well, no Bunny, I didn't In point |saof fact smell something interesting S#and illegal. and you know what d eau Mstious chap 1 am. l signed myself ''HGlasspool. care of Hickey, 5S Conduit #street-that's my tailoT-ana after send sN ing the wire l went round and told Is him what to expect. 15e promised to a.send the reply along the moment it gcame. 1 shouldn't be surprised if gthat's it."
 NN AnG he was gone before q double Eknoe.1 ol. tile outer doo:' ,:.,.t 6e!se .in-- Aing through the rooms. ta return next 9g minute with ap open teIegram n and q Ssface full of news
 s "What do you think:" said he ..Se= ,.curity's that fe,ow Addenbrooke tn" fpolice court lawyer and he wants to < see me iEstaater."'
 M Do yo,! k!.oH A:,n, then:"
 "Merely bs rapate. only hope lse sHdoesn't kneU mo. He's the cllan wta @S got six weeks fo" sa;i;n-s too cioae SAthe wind in the sr!s1on- V liner case ], ,EveryGoGy wonaereG why he was. | Sstruek o1 the re-. Instead of t.l..i he's got a first ra.o p:1"tice or r''5,- A teamy side, and every h:e1 ..r:!ard Vi I aalf case takes if straight ta Rome. N Addenbrooke. He's probably the o.:, Nman who would have the check to pr' x in an advertisement Ike that. ;ad ;'s: s8 one man who cold 60 it W..tlost 1s Netting suspicion It'w s.H,1}v I? h:s 8a.line, but you may he sure there's sosne- ' thing shady at the bottcn of it. IT." Z odd thing is that have long made - my mind to go to .tddenbrooNe myself If accidents should happen.
 And you're going to him now:'
 "This minute" said Rallies, brushing lis hat. "and so are YOU"
 "But I came in to drag you cut t. aunch.''
 "You shall lunch with me when we've &&seen this fellow. Come on, Bunny, sMand we'll choose your name on til' saway. Mines Glasspool, and don't you N:orget it."
 M Mr. Bennett Addenbrooke occupied k,.' -+antial offices iii Wellington street. A Strand. and was out when we arrived, { put he had only just gone lover lhe way to the court" and five minutes sufliced to produce a brisk, fresh col pred, resoIujp looking man, with a very K confident, rather festive air and black eyes that orene,. vice at tIe sight cl q &Raf.es.
 "M.-Glasspool?" exclaimed the law
 er.
 My name." said Rallies with dr, &etfrontery.
 "No: ttD at Lords. however, said the other slyiy. Ny dear sir, l.;'t seen you take fur ,3o h-any WicHe.s to
 make any 1aistake"'
 For single moment Faflle> looked
 Eenonous. Then he shrugged and
 smiled, and tine smile grew into little
 cynical chucE.e.
 'So you have boNied me out ill my
 turn:' said he. well, don't think
 there's anything to explain. an
 harder up thanI wished to admit un
 der my own name, that's all, and
 want that f1,0Oo reward
 Two thousand," said the. solicitor N And the man who is not above all x alias happens to be just the sort of kYman want, so don't let that worry AYou, my dear sir. The matter, how
 ever, is of strictly private and conf
 oentlal character" And he looked
 very hard at me.
 Quite SO" said Rallies. "But there
 Was something about . risk ?'
 certain risk ts involved"
 Then surely three heads will be bet
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