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"You are well qualified to speak," said T. X. with a smile. "And what about this particular young lady of yours? By the way what is your address?"

"86a Marylebone Road," said the lady.

T. X. sat up.

"Yes?" he said quickly. "What about your young lady?"

"She works as far as I can understand," said the loquacious landlady, "with a certain Mr. Kara in the typewriting line. She came to me four months ago."

"Never mind when she came to you," said T. X. impatiently. "Have you a message from the lady?"

"Well, it's like this, sir," said Mrs. Cassley, leaning forward confidentially and speaking in the hollow tone which she had decided should accompany any revelation to a police officer, "this young lady said to me, 'If I don't come any night by 8 o'clock you must go to T. X. and tell him—'!"

She paused dramatically.