The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar - M. V. Carey [46]
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s id
i the
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e e’s
s a new pe
p rso
s n
o in
i our pu
p zz
z l
z e
l —a guy named
e Strauss
s .
s
. He’s going to see if
he
h can
n fi
f n
i d o
u
o t wha
h t
t he
h ’s
s up
p to,
o
, an
a d he
h ’ll
l
l che
h c
e k in
i la
l t
a er t
h
t i
h s
i
s aft
f ernoo
o n
o .”
“Goo
o d
o !” sa
s id
i Jupe
p .
. “He le
l ft
f
t hi
h s
i
s bi
b k
i e he
h re,
, and
d I was
s afr
f aid
i
d so
s m
o ethi
h n
i g ha
h d
d
ha
h pp
p e
p ned t
o
t
o hi
h m
i .”
“No.
o
. He’s
s ok
o ay.
. Whe
h re are y
ou
o ?”
“I’m wit
i h
h M
rs.
s Denic
i o
c l
o a
l .
. I’ll
l
l be
b ba
b ck la
l ter.”
Jupe
p hu
h ng up.
p
. Mrs.
s
. Denic
i ol
o a
l ha
h d com
o e to
o st
s and be
b si
s d
i e hi
h m
i .
. “So
S
o you
o r
u
r fr
f i
r e
i n
e d
n
d is
i
s al
a l
l
l
right?” she said.
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p sm
s il
i e
l d.
d
. “Yes.
s
. He c
all
l e
l d fr
f om
o Oxnard
r .
. He
H ha
h d a
n …
. a
n
a
n e
r
e r
r a
r n
a d
n
d t
o
t
o d
o
d
o t
h
t e
h r
e e
r .
e ”
“Very goo
o d
o ,
d ” she said. “So
o fo
f r
o now
o the
h min
i d is
i
s re
r l
e i
l e
i v
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e
d an
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n
d I
I go
g
o to
t
o ge
g t
e
t di
d n
i n
n e
n r
e
r fo
f r
o
my guest
s ,
, who
h
o com
o es
s so
s o
o n
o .
. And
d you
o ,
, you
o wil
i l
l
l be
b abo
b u
o t you
o r
r bu
b si
s n
i ess
s ,
s
, I thi
h n
i k.
. But
u go
carefu
f ll
l y
l ,
, eh
e ?
h ”
Jupe
p pr
p om
o is
i e
s d he
h wou
o ld
l .
. He the
h n he
h aded
e
d up
p the
h hi
h g
i hw
h ay to
o the
h ho
h u
o se
s whe
h re
Er
E nie
i li
l v
i ed w
it
i h
h the
h t
wo
w
o you
o ng men
e fr
f om
o Sou
o th America.
Jupe
p fo
f u
o nd
d a goo
o d
o pl
p a
l ce to
o si
s t
i on
o a ba
b nk of
o
f ic
i e pl
p a
l nt acr
c os
o s
s
s the
h road.
. He he
h ld
l hi
h s
i
s
camera an
a d
d he
h wait
i ed
e .
. It was
s mor
o e
r tha
h n
n an ho
h u
o r be
b fo
f r
o e a dust
s y
t ol
o d
l
d truck
k rol
o l
l e
l d dow
o n
the
h hi
h g
i hw
h ay
a and
n de
d po
p s
o i
s t
i ed on
o e
e of
o
f Er
E nie
i ’s room-ma
m t
a e
t s
e
s b
e
b s
e i
s d
i e
d
e t
h
t e
h
e r
o
r a
o d
a .
d
Jupe
p aime
m d
e
d th
t e
h
e ca
c m
a e
m r
e a
r .
a
. Th
T e
h
e
sh
s u
h t
u t
t e
t r
e
r cl
c i
l c
i k
c e
k d
e
d an
a d
n
d cl
c i
l c
i k
c e
k d
e
d ag
a a
g i
a n
i .
n
.
Befo
f r
o e Er
E nie
i ’s
s fr
f i
r e
i n
e d
n
d di
d s
i a
s p
a p
p e
p a
e r
a e
r d
e
d
in
i t
n o
t
o th
t e
h
e li
l t
i t
t l
t e
l
e ho
h u
o s
u e
s ,
e
, Ju
J p
u e
p
e ha
h d
a
d
ph
p o
h t
o o
t g
o r
g a
r p
a h
p e
h d
e
d hi
h m
i
m si
s x
i
x ti
t m
i e
m s
e
s wi
w t
i h
t
h
th
t e
h
e t
e
t l
e e
l p
e h
p o
h t
o o
t
o l
e
l n
e s
n .
s
Ju
J p
u e
p
e re
r l
e a
l x
a e
x d
e
d an
a d
n
d pr
p e
r p
e a
p r
a e
r d
e
d to
t
o
wa
w i
a t
i
t so
s m
o e
m
e mo
m r
o e
r .
e
. Wh
W e
h n
n th
t e
h
e Ma
M r
a i
r a
i
a
II
I I
I
I ca
c m
a e
m
e in
i t
n o
t
o vi
v e
i w
e ,
w
, he
h smiled. The
fi
f s
i h
s i
h n
i g
n
g bo
b a
o t
a
t ra
r n
a
n pa
p s
a t
s
t hi
h m
i
m an
a d
n
d
do
d c
o k
c e
k d
e
d at
a
t th
t e
h
e pi
p e
i r
e .
r
. Two
w
o fi
f g
i u
g r
u e
r s
e
s le
l f
e t
f
th
t e
h
e b
o
b a
o t
a .
t
. E
r
E n
r i
n e
i
e a
n
a d
n
d E
i
E l
i e
l e
e n
e .
n
.
So
S o
o n
o e
n r
e
r or
o la
l t
a e
t r
e ,
r
, th
t o
h u
o g
u h
g t
h
t Ju
J p
u e
p ,
e
,
Er
E n
r i
n e
i
e wo
w u
o l
u d
l
d re
r t
e u
t r
u n
r
n to
t
o th
t e
h
e ho
h u
o se
s
acros
o s
s
s the
h ro
r