When he had been with the Sherwoods some three weeks Larry determined
upon a preliminary measure. By this time he knew that the letters
mailed from Chicago, according to the plan he had arranged with Miss
Sherwood, had had their contemplated effect. He knew that he was
supposed by his enemies to be in Chicago or some other Western point,
and that New York was off its guard as far as he was concerned.
His preliminary measure was to discover, if possible, Maggie's
whereabouts. The Duchess seemed to him the most likely source of
information. He dared not write asking her for this, for he was
certain her mail was still being scrutinized. The safest method would
be to call at the pawnshop in person; the police, and his old friends,
and the Ginger Bucks would expect anything else before they would
expect him to return to his grandmother's. Of course he must use all
precautions.
Incidentally he was prompted to this method by his desire to see his
grandmother and Hunt. He had an idea or two which he had been mulling
over that concerned the artist.
He chose a night when a steady, blowing rain had driven all but
limousined and most necessitous traffic from the streets. The rain was
excuse for a long raincoat with high collar which buttoned under his
nose, and a cap which pulled down to his eyes, and an umbrella which
masked him from every direct glance.
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