The Almost Perfect Murder

her pen again. \"Call up Rumsey and pass the buck to him.\"

While I was waiting for my call a sudden exclamation escaped from my employer. \"What number did you say?\"

\"— East 75th Street.\"

\"Good Lord! that's Mrs. George P. Julian's new house. I suppose I'll have to go there anyway.\"

I groaned in sympathy, for I had had ample experience of that lady's foolishness in the past.

When I got Inspector Rumsey on the wire, I handed over the instrument,


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her pen again. \"Call up Rumsey and pass the buck to him.\"

While I was waiting for my call a sudden exclamation escaped from my employer. \"What number did you say?\"

\"— East 75th Street.\"

\"Good Lord! that's Mrs. George P. Julian's new house. I suppose I'll have to go there anyway.\"

I groaned in sympathy, for I had had ample experience of that lady's foolishness in the past.

When I got Inspector Rumsey on the wire, I handed over the instrument,


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