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JOHNNY TIME was a cautious man, but even cautious criminals can be talkative in their mysterious way. He talked mysteriously of his new employer, carried in his pocket convincing evidence of his generosity.
Just about this time a Scotland Yard man pulled in Johnny in connection with a letter-of-credit fraud which was being worked in the City. Johnny went virtuously to be examined and re-examined, conscious of his innocence. He was ready to advance his own theories as to the authorship.