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Jennie Baxter, Journalist

CHAPTER V
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CHAPTER V.JENNIE MEETS A GREAT DETECTIVE.
Miss Baxter was early at the station before the Continental train left.
She walked up and down the platform, hoping to see Mr.Cadbury Taylor, with whose face and form she was familiar.

She secured a porter who spoke French, and pretended to him that she knew no English.
"I desire," she said, "to get into a first-class compartment with a gentleman whom I shall point out to you.

I shall give you five shillings, so you must let me have your whole attention.

My luggage has been labelled and registered, therefore you will not need to bother about it, but keep your eye on me and follow me into whatever carriage I enter, bringing with you the hand-bag and this heavy package." The heavy package was a typewriter in its case.

Shortly before the train departed, there sauntered into the station the tall, thin, well-known form of the celebrated detective.


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