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Argue as he might and plead as he would, not one further word could Musgrave drag from Hartley Horne. Baffled and disappointed, he left the office and returned to his flat. It was certain that he had no expectation of any information from the quarter which he had just left. Just for a moment the idea of putting the matter in the hands of private inquiry agent occurred to him, only to be dismissed as impossible. He could not bring himself to discuss Pamela and her affairs with anyone, however likely he might be to help in raising to light something bearing upon Pamela's previous history. Such a course of action might prove satisfactory, and on the other hand, it might lead to something perilously near tragedy. But Joe felt he must tell somebody. Perhaps Jimmy Primrose might help. Jimmy was careless where money was concerned, but, behind his frivolity was a certain shrewdness which might prove to be a valuable asset. Again, there was no denying Jimmy's physical courage.
But there was plenty of time to go into this. So, for the moment, Joe put it out of his mind and did not give it another thought until it was brought back to him with some force during the trip to Sandown Park on the following day.