Here's my set!--and what Mr.
Rubinstein's got there is part of another. Now, then, who's the man who's
been dropping his cuff-links about?"
Purdie, who had listened with deep attention to the American's statement,
immediately put a question.
"That's but answered by asking you something," he said. "You no doubt know
the names of the men to whom those sets of studs were given?"
But to Purdie's disappointment, the American shook his head.
"Well, now, I just don't!" he replied. "The fact is--as you would
understand if you knew the circumstances--this was a queer sort of a
secret deal, in which the assistance of various men of different
nationality was wanted, and none of us knew any of the rest. However, I
did come across the Englishman who was in it--afterwards. Recognized him,
as a matter of fact, by his being in possession of those studs."
"And who was he?" asked Purdie.
"A man named Purvis--Stephen Purvis," answered Guyler. "Sort of man like
myself--knocked around, taking up this and that, as long as there was
money in it. I came across him in Johannesburg, maybe a year after that
deal I was telling of.
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