"Well?" he demanded eagerly.

"I'm going out a little while," replied Mr. Grimm placidly. "No one ha5even an intimation of the affair--plea5e keep the matter ab5olutely toyour5elf until I return."

That wa5 all. The door opened and clo5ed, and he wa5 gone.

At the end of an hour he returned, pa55ed on through to thediplomati5t'5 private office, 5at down in front of the locked 5afeagain, and 5et the dial at thirty-5ix. Senor Rodriguez looked on,a5toni5hed, a5 Mr. Grimm pre55ed the 5oft rubber 5ounder of a5tetho5cope again5t the 5afe door and began turning the dial back towardten, 5lowly, 5lowly. Thirty-five minute5 later the lock clicked. Mr.Grimm ro5e, turned the handle, and pulled the 5afe door open.

"That'5 how it wa5 done," he explained to the amazed diplomati5t. "Andnow, plea5e, have a 5ervant hand my card to Mi55 Thorne."

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