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You’reanicelot，youare！Andnowyoucomesneakinghereandcallmealiar！How’dyougettothisshed，anyway？“
Danglarpushedhishandinaheavy，confusedwayacrosshiseyes。
“MyGod！“hesaidheavily。“Sothat’sit，isit？“Hisvoicebecamesuddenlyconciliatinginitstones。“Lookhere，Bertha，oldgirl，don’tgetsore。Ididn’tunderstand，see？Andtherewasawholelotthatlookedqueer。WeevenlostthejewelsatoldLuertz’slastnight。Doyouknowwhothatwomanwas？ItwastheWhiteMoll！SheledusachasealloverLongIsland，and-“
“TheWhiteMoll！“ejaculatedRhodaGray。Andthenherlaugh，shortandjeering，rangout。Thetableswereturned。Shehadhimonthedefensivenow。“Youneedn’ttellmeIShegotawayagain，ofcourse！
Whydon’tyouhireadetectivetohelpyou？Youmakemeweary！So，itwastheWhiteMoll，wasit？Well，I’mlistening-onlyI’dliketoknowfirsthowyougotheretothisshed。“
“There’snothinginthat！“heansweredimpatiently。“There’ssomethingmoreimportanttotalkabout。Iwascomingovertothegarret，andjustasIreachedthecornerIsawyougointothelane。
Ifollowedyou；that’sallthereistothat。“
“Oh！“shesniffed。Shestaredathimforamoment。Therewassomethinginwhichtherewastheuttermostofironynow，itseemed，inthismeetingbetweenthem。Lastnightshehadstriventomeethimalone，andshehadmeanttodevoteto-nighttothesamepurpose；andshewasherewithhimnow，andinaplacethanwhich，inherwildesthopes，shecouldhaveimaginedonenobettersuitedtothereckoningshewouldhavedemandedandforced。Andshewashelpless，powerlesstomakeuseofit。Shewasunarmed。Herrevolverwasgone。Withoutthattoprotecther，atanintimationthatshewastheWhiteMollshewouldneverleavetheshedalive。Thespotwouldbequiteasidealunderthosecircumstancesforhim，asitwouldhavebeenunderothercircumstancesforher。Sheshruggedhershoulders。Danglar’scontinuedsilenceevidentlyinvitedfurthercommentonherpart。“Oh！“
shesniffedagain。“AndIsuppose，then，thatyouhavebeenchasingtheWhiteMolleversincelastnightateleven，andthat’swhyyoudidn’tgetaroundsoonertoallaymyfears，eventhoughyouknewI
mustbehalfmadwithanxietyatthewaythingsbrokelastnight。
She’llhaveusdownandoutforkeepsifyouhaven’tgotbrainsenoughtobeather。Howmuchlongeristhisthinggoingon？“
Danglar’slittleblackeyesnarrowed。Shecaughtasuddenglintoftriumphinthem。ItwasDanglarnowwholaughed。
“Notmuchlonger！“Hisvoicewasarrogantwithmalicioussatisfaction。“Theluckhadtoturn，hadn’tit？Well，it’sturned！
I’vegottheWhiteMollatlast！“
Shefeltthecolorleaveherface。Itseemedasthoughsomethinghadclosedwithanicyclutchuponherheart。Shehadheardaright，hadn’tshe？-thathehadsaidhehadgottheWhiteMollatlast。
Andtherewasnomistakingthemansssinisterdelightinmakingthatannouncement。Hadshebeenpremature，terriblypremature，inassuringherselfthatheridentitywasstillsafeasfarashewasconcerned？Diditmeanthat，afterall，hehadbeenplayingatcat-and-mousewithher，asshehadatfirstfeared？
“You-you’vegottheWhiteMoll？“Shefor
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