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[Illustration: "'Then in charity say that word!'"]
THE TRACER OF LOST PERSONS
BY R. W. CHAMBERS

TO MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM A. HALL

1906

_For the harmony of the world, like that of a harp, is made up of
discords._
--HERACLITUS.

THE TRACER OF LOST PERSONS

CHAPTER I

He was thirty-three, agreeable to look at, equipped with as much culture
and intelligence as is tolerated east of Fifth Avenue and west of
Madison. He had a couple of elaborate rooms at the Lenox Club, a larger
income than seemed to be good for him, and no profession. It follows
that he was a pessimist before breakfast. Besides, it's a bad thing for
a man at thirty-three to come to the conclusion that he has seen all the
most attractive girls in the world and that they have been vastly
overrated. So, when a club servant with gilt buttons on his coat tails
knocked at the door, the invitation to enter was not very cordial. He of
the buttons knocked again to take the edge off before he entered; then
opened the door and unburdened himself as follows:
"Mr.
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