The Almost Perfect Murder

the scowling Italian and his daughter. \"Shall we take these two along?\"

\"No,\" said Mme. Storey, \"they are guilty of nothing except standing by a friend.\"

\"But he pulled a gun,\" objected the plain-clothes man. \"I've got to take him up for that.\"

\"It was my gun,\" said Mme. Storey quickly. \"He took it from me.\"

The gun was returned to her. \"Come on,\" said Stephens; and we filed out of the room. Mme. Storey was


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the scowling Italian and his daughter. \"Shall we take these two along?\"

\"No,\" said Mme. Storey, \"they are guilty of nothing except standing by a friend.\"

\"But he pulled a gun,\" objected the plain-clothes man. \"I've got to take him up for that.\"

\"It was my gun,\" said Mme. Storey quickly. \"He took it from me.\"

The gun was returned to her. \"Come on,\" said Stephens; and we filed out of the room. Mme. Storey was


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