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THE HOUSE OF INTRIGUE
heavy of heart, for I couldn't help remembering what I had seen of the inside of Jackson. And ten years was a terribly big part of any man's life.
The Chief laughed a little.
"It'll be more like ten days," was his retort. "But the important thing, I guess, is getting that eighty thousand dollars in securities back and getting 'em intact!"