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“Two men said it was safer to carry the package, and the third man said they knew what his orders were.”

“Did you hear any names mentioned?”

“Just one.”

“What was that name?”

“Hartley.”

“Ah!”

It was with difficulty that Nick concealed his joy. Hartley was the name of a noted diamond dealer in New York, and Hartley was said by the police to furnish money for enterprises of a shady nature!

“What was said concerning Hartley?” asked Nick, in a moment.

“I only heard his name mentioned once.”

“You heard nothing said regarding the contents of the package they put in the trunk?” asked the detective.

“I heard one of the men say that they would be fools to give up so much without getting their money down.”

“Ah!”

So Hartley had already arranged for the diamonds to be delivered to him. The third man was Hartley’s agent.

“Where did this third man come from?” asked Nick.

“I don’t know. He must have come in from some of the burgs where the morning train does not stop, and carried his trunk with him.”