The Face of Rosenfeld — page 66: what you’re looking at

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THE FACE OF ROSENFEL. 59 ‘¢ What enemies have you?” ‘¢ None, thank God!’ Lamar sighed. After all, was there much plausibility in the artist’s suggestion? All at once he turned upon his friend with a new question: «© Maxey, are you sure you have not been robbed?” Maxey started. ‘¢{ was thinking of that very thing myself. I have not missed anything, but I have been very much excited, and, possibly—possibly, Lamar, I see it all. We went out and the thief who had been watching his chance crept in. AlJl was dark here and while he was searching for valuables he alarmed Ellen who was asleep on the bed. She thought, perhaps, it was myself returning and called to him. ‘lo save himself he sprang upon her and choked her. When she became motionless he ran and locked the door, perhaps to make sure of not being in- terrupted; or better still, because he heard me coming and was afraid. He then concealed himself in one of the rooms. Perhaps in the very place where we are standing. He waited till he heard me come in or till a suitable opportunity presented itself, crept through the two rooms to the door and got away unnoticed.” ‘<Well done, Maxey!” cried Lamar, with something approaching ol Net a aaleae ‘‘you have devised at last a plausible theory.” He stopped abruptly with a new expression of doubt. His eyes rested on the door, which closed immediately between the front parlor and the outer corridor. ‘¢'The obvious objection to your theory is that the sup- posed thief might have escaped through this door by simply turning the key in the lock. It was locked on the inside, was it not?” . ~ waJ wend ; “ - a - - Me «<> é ) - 4, , ae 7 rs : . ~~ J 4 e : 2-5 eo lee | fy: p : 51 ier ge 4 t aes Pee ab Be ue? AL ie Sake eer Niaeag faa Wa we Say pm FD edt We el ewe YO SS | oe kh. ek < 42 . ~ : . . _ - Aa ay ¢ \ “> ‘ ’ » iy 40 ts “SA GP Es ys rv 5 ag : ad j * ae eam. Soa “ = SF," > 7 M ov i - 3 oan bee ad , eer oe ern FE ee ee ee Se en Pe ” . - . , +48 _ ie a —_e_ ee ee 1 7 * . < - 4 . ur - > : . _— y j s = ~gh CN SEE S Sale asd ht ls comicboo . : » 4 2 oe y : ’ : am # = hier q . ia ; La Dist U4, of rm ‘sett, 2 J ~~ \ = . aes < ~ wt. 2 an . a4 2,