The Face of Rosenfeld — page 85: what you’re looking at

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(3. THE FACE OF ROSENFEL. and business which is quite as private and confidential between you and me as it is important. I desire infor- mation, and for it I shall pay liberally.” | | Evidently the. artist had made a felicitous beginning. here was no mistaking the radiance that lighted up the ‘sly man’s face at the mention of the last essential detail. ‘“Oh, don’t mention it, sir! If I can be of any serv- ice to you, Belfry is your man.” ‘Thank you. Now, I will be explicit. I want to know all about this lodger of yours who calls himself Dye—every possible detail connected with him; but I do not want him to knowthat I have madeany inquiries concerning him. I desire to keep my interest in this matter entirely to myself.” The sly man’s face visibly elongated at this announce- ment. ‘‘ In the first place,” went on the artist, ‘‘ who is Mr. Dye?” ‘‘ May I be blessed if I wouldn’t give a trifle to know that myself. .But judging from what I have seen of © him, and of the people who inquire after him, he is a pretty curious and mysterious sort of individual.” ‘What do you mean by the people who inquire alter him?” ; The habitual, sly look became a shade slyer. ‘‘ Well, you, for instance. There has been nobody else to speak of, with one exception, which don’t mat- _ ter, and never mind, for as that was confidential be- tween me and her, lam mum. But speaking to you now, sir, | may say, that a man giving his name as Leander Dye came to this house one morning something over three weeks ago and wanted to hire rooms. But being that there was that about the looks of this man yy Pee rt ee eae) ee oa) ee 7 es ee ae Tare oP ee a a i Pe mk a ee Pa Ne ee, ae ee Tt, ha = Fa CO ie a ee ee . 9 jit Wocseahea NIE ip Age ces aaa Ua mG Gait ys: RIOTS ean! 7's La a Cain | + “a - ‘ ah” 7 Fs a A * } - art é -_ ‘ a é ra) ~ya > peng , oy