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THE SURAKARTA
where society was still to be found, when he saw Max come in and stand looking around.
McAdams drew quickly back toward the elevators to watch him without being observed. He recollected that although the little German appeared to be in Hereford's confidence, Max, before the theft, had had more information than anybody else in Chicago about the Surakarta and the box in which it was kept. Max's visit, therefore, alone and at so late an hour, appeared a suspicious circumstance to McAdams. But Max, as soon as he saw the detective, went up to him and shook hands.
"I wass looking here for you, my friendt," Max announced affably, "to see if you know perhaps if the Javanese haf yet gone to bed. Because I think I now must again see that room."
