Nevin hesitated. "I'm not quite satisfied, Cartwright...."

Cartwright clucked his tongue. "You're too suspicious, Louis. He had

the creature, didn't he? He knew about your painting. There was only

one way that he could have learned."

Nevin considered. "I suppose you're right," he said.

"And if Mr. West should, by any chance, turn out to be an impostor,"

said Cartwright, cheerfully, "we can always take the proper steps."

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