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cordiality�此     �`Oh   Mr。   Feuerstein。     Glad   to   see   youAGAIN。        What's 

the troubleNOW��'' 

     At    ``again''  and    ``now''   Feuerstein     winced     slightly。    He    looked 

nervously at Loeb。 

     ``It's beenlet me seeat least seven years since I saw you��'' continued 

Loeb�察�who was proud of his amazing memory。                   He was a squat�察�fat man�察�

with a coarse brown skin and heavy features。               He was carefully groomed 

and   villainously   perfumed   and   his   clothes   were   in   the   extreme   of   the 



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loudest   fashion。     A  diamond   of   great   size   was   in   his   bright´blue   scarf�察�

another�察   �its  match�察   �loaded   down     his  fat  little  finger。  Both     could   be 

unscrewed and set in a hair ornament which his wife wore at first nights or 

when they dined in state at Delmonico's。              As he studied Feuerstein�察�his 

face had its famous smile�察�made by shutting his teeth together and drawing 

his puffy lips back tightly from them。 

     ``That is all past and gone��'' said Feuerstein。           ``As a lad I was saved 

by you from the consequences of boyish folly。               And now�察�a man grown�察�I 

come to you to enlist your aid in avenging an insult to my honor�察�an'' 

     ``Be as brief as possible��'' cut in Loeb。         ``My time is much occupied。 

The bald facts�察�pleaseFACTS�察�and BALD。'' 

     Feuerstein settled himself and prepared to relate his story as if he were 

on the stage�察�with the orchestra playing low and sweet。               ``I met a woman 

and    loved   her��''  he  began    in  a  deep�察  �intense   voice   with   a  passionate 

tremolo。 

     ``A bad start��'' interrupted Loeb。        ``If you go on that way�察�we'll never 

get anywhere。        You're a   frightful fakir   and liar�察 �Feuerstein。      You   were�察�

seven years ago�察�of course�察�the habit's grown on you。               Speak out�      �What 

do you want�拭      �As your lawyer�察�I must know things exactly as they are。'' 

     ``I ran away with a girlthe daughter            of the brewer�察�Peter Ganser��'' 

said Feuerstein�察�sullen but terse。         ``And her father wouldn't receive me 

shut her upput me out。'' 

     ``And you want your wife��'' 

     ``I want revenge。'' 

     ``Of coursecash。       Well�察�Ganser's a rich man。         I should say he'd give 

up a good deal to get rid of YOU。''           Loeb gave that mirthless and mirth´ 

strangling smile as he accented the ``you。'' 

     ``He's got to give up��'' said Feuerstein fiercely。 

     ``Slowly�     �Slowly��'' Loeb leaned forward and looked into Feuerstein's 

face。    ``You mustn't forget。'' 

     Feuerstein's eyes shifted rapidly as he said in a false voice�此             �`She got 

a divorce years ago。'' 

     ``M´m´m��'' said Loeb。 



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     ``Anyhow�察�she's away off in Russia。'' 

     ``I don't want you to confess a crime you haven't come to me about��'' 

said Loeb�察�adding with peculiar emphasis�此              �`Of course�察�if we KNEW you 

were still married to the Mrs。 Feuerstein of seven years ago we couldn't 

take the present case。         As   it isthe best way is   to bluff the old   brewer。 

He doesn't want publicity�察�neither do you。             But you know he doesn't�察�and 

he doesn't know that you love quiet。'' 

     ``Ganser treated me infamously。            He must sweat for it。         I'm nothing 

if not a good hater。'' 

     ``No doubt��'' said Loeb dryly。          ``And you have rights which the law 

safeguards。'' 

     ``What shall I do��'' 

     ``Leave that to us。      How much do you wanthow much damages��'' 

     ``He ought to pay at least twenty´five thousand。'' 

     Loeb   shrugged   his   shoulders。      ``Ridiculous��''   he   said。   ``Possibly   the 

five without the twenty。        And how do you expect to pay us��'' 

     ``I'm    somewhat      pressed     just  at   the  moment。       But     I  thought'' 

Feuerstein halted。 

     ``That   we'd   take   the   case   as   a   speculation�拭 �Well�察  �to   oblige   an   old 

client�察�we will。      But you must agree to give us all we can get over and 

above five thousandhalf what we get if it's below that。'' 

     ``Those are hard terms��'' remonstrated Feuerstein。                The more he had 

thought on his case�察�the larger his expectations had become。 

     ``Very generous terms�察�in the circumstances。              You can take it or leave 

it。'' 

     ``I can't do anything without you。          I accept。'' 

     ``Very     well。''  Loeb      took   up   his  pen�察  �as   if  he  were    done    with 

Feuerstein�察�but went on�此         �`And you're SURE that thethe FORMER Mrs。 

Feuerstein is divorcedand won't turn up��'' 

     ``Absolutely。      She swore she'd never enter any country where I was。'' 

     ``Has she any friends who are likely to hear of this��'' 

     ``She knew no one here。'' 

     ``All   right。   Go   into   the   room   to   the   left   there。 Mr。   Travis   or   Mr。 



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Gordon   will   take   your   statement   of   the   factsnames�察  �dates�察  �all   details。 

Good morning。'' 

     Feuerstein   went   to   Travis�察  �small   and   sleek�察  �smooth   and   sly。      When 

Travis     had   done    with   him�察   �he  showed      him   out。   ``Call     day   after  to´ 

morrow��''   he   said�察   �`and   when   you   come�察  �ask   for   me。      Mr。   Loeb   never 

bothers with these small cases。'' 

     Travis reported to Loeb half an hour later�察�when Feuerstein's statement 

had been typewritten。          Loeb read the statement through twice with great 

care。 

     ``Most   complete�察  �Mr。   Travis��''   was   his   comment。          ``You've   done   a 

good   piece   of   work。''    He   sat   silent�察  �drumming   noiselessly   on   the   table 

with   his   stumpy�察  �hairy�察  �fat   fingers。   At   last   he began�此     �`It   ought   to   be 

worth at least twenty thousand。            Do you know Ganser��'' 

     ``Just a speaking acquaintance。'' 

     ``Excellent。      What kind of a man is he��'' 

     ``Stupid and ignorant�察�but not without a certain cunning。                    We can get 

at him all right�察�though。         He's deadly afraid of social scandal。              Wants to 

get   into   the   German   Club   and   become   a   howling   swell。         But   he   don't 

stand a chance�察�though he don't know it。'' 

     ``You'd better go to see him yourself��'' said Loeb。 

     ``I'll   be   glad   to   do   it�察  �Mr。   Loeb。 Isn't   your   manthis   Feuersteina 

good bit to the queer��'' 

     ``A  dead   beatone   of   the   worst   kindthe   born   gentleman。          You've 

noticed�察�perhaps�察�that where a man or woman has been brought up to live 

without      work�察   �to  live    off   other   people's     work�察   �there's   nothing    they 

wouldn't stoop to�察�to keep on living that way。                As for this chap�察�if he had 

got   started   right�察  �he'd   be   operating   up   in   the   Fifth Avenue   district。   He 

used to have a wife。         He SAYS he's divorced。'' 

     Loeb and Travis looked each at the other significantly。                   ``I see��'' said 

Travis。 

     ``Neither side wants scandal。            Still�察�I think you're right�察�that Ganser's 

good for twenty thousand。'' 

     ``You can judge better after you've felt him��'' replied Loeb。                     ``You'd 



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better go at once。       Give him the tip that Feuerstein's about to force him to 

produce his daughter in court。           But you understand。          Try to induce him 

to go to Beck。''      Travis grinned and Loeb's eyes twinkled。               ``You might 

lay it on strong about Feuerstein's actor´craze for getting into the papers。'' 

     ``That's   a   grand   idea��''   exclaimed Travis。     ``I   don't   think   I'll   suggest 

any     sum if he agrees to go to Beck。           Beck can get at least five thousand 

more out of him than any other lawyer in town。'' 

     ``Beck's the wonder��'' said Loeb。 

     ``LOEB and Beck��'' corrected Travis in a flattering tone。 

     Loeb waved his hot�察�fat head gently to and fro as if a pleasant cooling 

stream were being played upon it。             ``I think I have got a `pretty good nut 

on me��' as John L。 used to say��'' he replied。              ``I think I do know a little 

about   the   law。    And   now   hustle   yourself�察  �my   boy。     This   case   must   be 

pushed。      The    less  time   Ganser     has   to  look   
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