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boy and stepped
came out of the
automatic pistol.
urned and faced Spade
blank. He kept his hands
Spade's chest and did
in his own pockets
said. "This will

Emperor's Gift

A glad smile lighted
said: "Ah, comle in, sir !

and entered. The boy
door. Spade took the
them out to Gutman.
with these.

shouldn't let him
hurt."
The fat man laughed
well," he said, "what's this ?"
Spade said: "A cripple
but I made him give them
The white-faced boy took
and pocketed them. The boy
again. "By God, sir," he
knowing, an amazing