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The Exposure of Stephanie

           

           "YouhaveheardofanorganizationcalledtheGarrickPlayers,haven’tyou?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "Well,Francis,doyousupposeyoucouldundertakealittlepieceofdetectiveworkforme,andhandleitintelligentlyandquietly?"

           "Ithinkso,"saidFrancis,whowasthepinkofperfectionthismorninginabrownsuit,garnettie,andsardsleeve-links.Hisshoeswereimmaculatelypolished,andhisyoung,healthyfaceglistened.

           "I’lltellyouwhatIwantyoutodo.Thereisayoungactress,oramateuractress,bythenameofStephaniePlatow,whofrequentsthestudioofanartistnamedCrossintheNewArtsBuilding.ShemayevenoccupyitinhisabsenceIdon’tknow.IwantyoutofindoutformewhattherelationsofMr.Gurneyandthiswomanare.Ihavecertainbusinessreasonsforwantingtoknow."

           YoungKennedywasallattention.

           "Youcouldn’ttellmewhereIcouldfindoutanythingaboutthisMr.Gurneytobeginwith,couldyou?"heasked.

           "IthinkheisafriendofacriticherebythenameofGardnerKnowles.Youmightaskhim.Ineednotsaythatyoumustnevermentionme.

           "Oh,Iunderstandthatthoroughly,Mr.Cowperwood."YoungKennedydeparted,meditating.Howwashetodothis?Withtruejournalisticskillhefirstsoughtothernewspapermen,fromwhomhelearnedabitfromoneandascrapfromanotherofthecharacteroftheGarrickPlayers,andofthewomenwhobelongedtoit.

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