The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan Detective Series) — page 143: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

a, Francisco, I hope. Shaky Phil Maydorf and his queer behavior.” "No, oddly enough, I haven't. I was wondering whether I hadn't better, now that Maydorf has shown up in Eldorado." "Why? Pearls are in no danger. Did I hear you say in newspaper office you would greatly honor by following me?" "You certainly did." "Then, for Madden, more of the hoo malimali. Nothing to be gained by other course, much maybe lost. You tell him of Maydorf, and he might answer, deal is off here, bring pearls to New York. What then? You go away, he goes away, I go away. Mystery of recent event at ranch house never solved." "I guess you're right,” said Eden. They sped on through the gathering dusk, past the little office of the Date City optimist, deserted now. "By the way," added the boy, "this thing you think has happened at the ranch—it may have occurred last Wednesday night?" "You have fondly feeling for Wednesday night?" asked Chan. "Why?" Briefly Bob Eden related Paula Wendell's story of that night—Thorn's obvious excitement when he met her at the door, his insistence that Madden could not speak to her, and most important of all, the little prospector with 143 comiicboeoe S CO