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THE BRASS BOWL

ing were the jewels, Maitland heirlooms——the swag and booty, the loot and plunder of the night's adventure. And he smiled happily to think that his interest in them was fifty per-cent depreciated in twenty-four hours; now he owned only half. …

Suddenly he sat up, with happy eyes and a glowing face. She had trusted him!

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