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102 LAURA BRAYTON. “Then there would be one fool less to destroy the world’s substance. Your loss would be survived without a shock.” “Maybe; but if I died of fright, the papers would call it a shocking case. If I must stay, I must have all the brandy I can drink.” “A bottle full, if you want. And now go and get my letters from the office, and return. Keep your eyes open when in the street. Should you see the man with the red scar, never lose sight of him until you find where he lives.” Nathan nodded his ungainly head, and left the room. _ Then the lawyer went to his safe, or oe the smaller of the two in the room, and opening it, took outa package of papers, old in look. Unbinding these, he looked them over one by one, seeming much interested in their contents. “If Johnson had all these to work with, he might make a show!” he muttered, at last, as he rebound the bundle and put it back. “He can’t do anything with me in court without them, and I will take good care they are never seen there!” After closing his safe, he put on his hat and again went out in the street. c€omicbooks com