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MR. HEREFORD INTERVIEWS MR. ANNIS
Around the corner from the entrance to the office building was a taxicab stand where usually some half-dozen cabs were waiting. The present moment was no exception. Hereford sprang into the first one, scarcely taking time to observe whether anyone was watching him or not. He gave an address at random, sat back and, waiting quietly until they had crossed the downtown district, paid the cabman and dismissed him. He walked swiftly for a block until he found another taxicab, engaged it, and confident now that this new driver did not know him, he gave a second address with care.
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