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as in the r*'scommon to both hands. Wellto make a long story shortI satisfied myself that the same person wrote the whole twenty slips and was moreoverambidextrous. This I considered as a very promising discovery so much soindeedthat I gave up an engagement I had for the evening and decided to camp right there until the Library closed. Happily the books I had been consulting were still on the table. I picked out those borrowed under the names of Weltz and Rizziand began a most careful examination of them. I had been working about two hours when I discovered something that fairly took my breath away. I was not sure The Darrow Enigma 122 that I was rightbut I knew thatif my microscope bore me outI would be able to stake my life that the murderer of John Darrow had read that book. I was awarehoweverthat even then I should not be able to name the man who had put his mark upon the bookbut I could take oath that the record was made by the same hand that committed the murder. ______ _______ transcriber's note: the symbols designated z* and r* are shown as script which is not reproducible here. ______ _ mbt clearance |
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