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portant looking papers. From time to time he
would refer to a volume that had the appearance
of a ledger or account book and to which he
seemed to attach great importance.

How the sight sent a succession of thrills
through the whole being of the Secret Service
sleuth--here he found himself within arms
length of the master crook who had laughed to
scorn all previous efforts of the Government to
take him with the goods on.

Vainly had every possible attempt been made
to catch him off his guard; he had proved himself
to be too crafty for the best revenue officers
put upon his track. And when failure after
failure became the rule, the Big Boss had decided
to change the policy they had hitherto followed
and put an air pilot on the job as being
able to go swiftly and easily where others had
been so cleverly balked.

Then Jack began to wonder where the other
two men might be, for thus far he had failed to
discover either in the room of the lighted window.
Could it be possible both of them had
sailed away aboard that Lockheed-Vega ship,
bent on some important mission which the
Master had entrusted to their care?

He could not bring himself to believe this possible--that
he against whom so many hostile

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