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borhood. though, SO he told them /
was in. but busy. and would be with
them directly. Then he telephoned
were the same. I could see no
change in the sisters. Then. one
seldom can. They always seem age.
| less to me.
1.-THE one who had talked before,
talked again. She gave her name as
Sister Therese. We continued our
conversation Of 10 years ago-as if
there had been no time between.
Certainly not years. I asked them
no questions, and they asked me
| none. I said not a word to them of
my discoveries 10 years ago. The
ruby was what wanted. and I
bought it. Offered them, one price
after another until they were willing
to sell. I'm not fool. Vaughan. so
examined the ruby for an hour-I
have small laboratory off my bed
room. 1 was convinced it was what
wanted. that it was the same jewel
had examined 10 years before.
1--WE struck a price-$7O.0O0. I'm
not man to give that for nothing.
I started to make out my check.
when Sister Therese said they
wanted cash. Soon was rhe one who
went to the bank to get the cash.
He was gone about an hour, and
while he was gone I sat with the
two sisters. We did not talk much.
and they made no explanation this
time about where they had got the
ruby. asked none. It was enough
that I had the stone. When Soon
came with the money. large denom-
ination notes. which secretly asked
him to get the numbers on, they
asked me to call taxi for them
and left"
The story was an amazing one. If
anyone other than Van Every had
told me such a tale, I would have
laughed. I could not help believing
him. He told what he had to say SO
earnestly. mystified himself over the
two sisters.
What were the denominations of
the bills Soon got at the bank?''
There were 20 $1,000 bills-and I
have the number Of each of them"
he reached into his pocket, and pulled
Opening it near the end, he handed it
to me. saw long list of numbers,
large ones. 1.-THE bills were part of
those I always keep in my safety
deposit box at the Union Bank"
Soon has access to it?'
"Soon and only. wou1d trust
him with anything"
ivan Every, this may be more i'm
portant than you think-in view of
the murder Of Miss Younger. Did
you happen to say anything to
Keyes about the-the-transactio ?"
mo, you're the only other person
who knows except Soon and me.
When told Soon to get the num-
bers of the notes. did it for pro-
lection. For myself. For all I know
the Camden ruby may have been
stolen, and wanted some assurance.
that after I had paid for it, it would
be mine, You understand that many
OF the gems buy are smuggled over
here-1 have many rare old stone-I
know some Of them were stolen, but
say nothing about where they
came from. In fact most Of my, col
lection is in my boxes at the bank.
Few people know what I have.
have strange people coming up to
sell me jewels, stranger than You can
imagine. but the two. sisters were
tta. strangest have ever entertained.
Whethar I pay by check or by cash,
keep q record. 30 when the notes
are cashsd, or the checks. I know to
whom the, money went Checks are
much easier to keep track Of than
notes.. that's. why I prefer to give
checks. However. 1 can do nothing
when my-clients demand cash
do not quarrel with them"
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