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 house, got into the cab, and we followed at a short distance. When we got to where York Road turns out of Westminster Bridge Road I saw her lean out of her cab window and motion the driver to some place on the top side of the street, so I drew my driver's attention to it."

"That was when I saw you," said Wedgwood. "Well?"

"Her cab pulled up at a shop—a newsagent's, a small place. She got out and went in. Of course, we pulled up at a safe distance and watched. Almost as soon as she'd gone into the shop, she came out again, gave her driver something, and went back into the shop. He turned his cab, and came along past us. As he was in the know he drew up by us a minute and spoke to me through the window. 'Says she ain't going further at present,' he told me. 'But you look out!' he went on. 'There's two trunks just inside that shop, with what looks like steamer labels on 'em!' Then he moved off, and we watched, and in a few minutes she came to the door with a man, and presently they signalled a taxi that was going past with its flag up. The man in the shop door brought out the trunks and helped the driver to put them on his cab. She came out, got in, and