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THE GIRL was standing in the open doorway of the flat as the two men stepped from the elevator. She seemed a little disconcerted at the sight of Inspector Elk, but Jim Carlton introduced him as a friend and obliterated him as a factor with one comprehensive gesture.
'I suppose I ought to have sent for the local police, only there are--well, there are certain reasons why I shouldn't,' she said.