Argetti fixed his glittering eyes on our hero as though he would read
him through and through, and at length, in a quick, sharp tone he said:
"You desire to see me?"
"Yes."
"Well, what is your purpose?"
"That's all," answered our hero coolly.
"That's all?"
"Yes."
"What do you mean?"
"What I say."
"But you desired to see me?"
"Yes."
"And I repeat why did you desire to see me?"
"I wanted to see what you looked like."
"And you have no special business with me?"
"No."
"Then why did you come here?"
"I wanted to see you, that's all."
"On what business?"
"No business. I merely desired to gratify my curiosity."
"Are you a fool or do you take me to be a fool?"
"Neither."
"Your conduct is so strange I do not know what to think."
"Can I trust you?"
"Yes."
"I am using you as a guy. I am seeking to fool a man."
Argetti stared with an amazed look upon his face, and our hero
continued:
"Yes, I am using you as a decoy. I find I _am_ being 'dogged,' by a
certain man.
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