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The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

CHAPTER VI
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He told you to go ahead and act as you saw best.

You notified the police, speciously directing suspicion to--the ex-convict in the bank's employ.
You knew Moyne was dining out to-night, you knew where--and at a hint from you the police took up the trail.

A little later in the evening, you took these two packages of banknotes from the rest, and with this steamship ticket--which you obtained yesterday while out at lunch by sending a district messenger boy with the money and instructions in a sealed envelope to purchase for you--you went up to the Moynes' flat in Harlem for the purpose of secreting them somewhere there.

You pretended to be much disappointed at finding Moyne out--you had just come for a little social visit, to get better acquainted with the home life of your employees! Mrs.Moyne was genuinely pleased and grateful.

She took you in to see their little girl, who was already asleep in bed.


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