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 Patello family and try to trace Janet Clagne's movements while she was in town."

"Not have much difficulty in finding that family, I should say, with a name like that!" remarked the inspector. "But I reckon you'll have to walk warily in approaching them! If this woman at Mortover Grange is Mrs. Patello's sister, and the two of 'em want to marry that girl you saw to young Mortover, they'll be pretty cute, you know!"

"Leave it to me," said Wedgwood. "I've a good excuse for making a call on them."

He went off to another part of the office to consult the Directory, and, as he had anticipated, found no difficulty in locating the Patello address in Tooting—Number 59 Acacia Terrace. Making a note of it in his book he set off for the British Museum. But as he stepped out of the police-station Miss Tandy came along the street, going in the direction of her flat, and Wedgwood went up to and stopped her.

"Come inside a minute or two, Miss Tandy, he said. "We've something here that I'd like you to see."

Miss Tandy, staring wonderingly at her surroundings, followed the detective to the room in which Wedgwood had left the inspector; the inspector seeing her was quick to realize Wedgwood's reason for bringing her there, and