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The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
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hammer it in. Even if they were out now, it would not give me time
to make of it an asset instead of a liability. And then, too, it
means that I am diverted by this thing, that I let up in the final
efforts that we have so carefully planned to cap the campaign.
That in itself is as much as Dorgan wants, anyway."

Kennedy had been, so far, little more than an interested listener,
but now he asked pointedly, "You have copies of the pictures?"

"No--but I've been promised them this morning."

"H'm," mused Craig, turning the crisis over in his mind. "We've
had alleged stolen and forged letters before, but alleged stolen
and forged photographs are new. I'm not surprised that you are
alarmed, Carton,--nor that Walter suggests buying them off. But I
agree with you, Carton--it's best to fight, to admit nothing, as
you would imply by any other method."

"Then you think you can trace down the forger of those pictures
before it is too late?" urged Carton, leaning forward almost like
a prisoner in the dock to catch the words of the foreman of the
jury.

"I haven't said I can do that--yet," measured Craig with provoking
slowness.

"Say, Kennedy, you're not going to desert me?" reproached Carton.

Kennedy laughed as he put his hand on Carton's shoulder.

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