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Fischer, on leaving his unsuccessful dinner party, drove direct to the residence of Mr. Max H. Bookam, in Fifth Avenue. The butler who admitted him looked a little blank at his inquiry.
"Mr. Bookam was expected home yesterday, sir," he announced. "He has not arrived, however."