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THE SURAKARTA
and do that; but first it must be dark as when the Surakarta wass stolen."
"At least, tell me where you have been," Hereford urged.
"I haf been walking in Lincoln Park. Often I go there to opserve the animals."
"Alone, Max?"
"Yes—alone; except that always in front of me today there wass a brown man walking. It seemed that he was going away somewhere, for he had his valise with him. But it seemed also he did not know where he wass going; for often he sat for a long time upon a bench; then I sat upon another bench not far from him. He could not go home, you comprehend, my friendt, because at his home Max had put the bolice to wait for him. But he would not haf been caught by the bolice—they are such dunderheads; ex-
