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Sidey shot his chief a malevolent glance.
"You are just too clever to live," he sneered. "I don't like it, Murray, and I am not going to stand it. Why the deuce you couldn't have told Blanchin and myself at first, I can't for the life of me understand. How do you suppose we are going to put any confidence in you if you are always playing tricks on us like this? It isn't the first time, either."