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The Avalanche

CHAPTER II
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Here comes your detective.

What a bore.

But at least we lunch together if we do have company.

And thank you, thank you a thousand times for promising I shall wear the ruby at last." She slipped her hand into his for a second, then left the room, smiling over her shoulder, as the locally celebrated "Jake" Spaulding entered.
Both Ruyler and his general manager had thought it best to have their cashier watched.

There were rumors of gambling and other road house diversions, and they proposed to save their man to the firm, if possible; if not, to discharge him before he followed the usual course and involved Ruyler and Sons in the loss of thousands they could ill afford to spare..


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