Anthony M. Rud

“ No wonder she seems persistent at times! Just let a man run into a life-sized mystery, however, and watch him! If he can imagine a score of wires to pull he does so forthwith. If he cannot, he chafes under the restriction and shows just how fiery his curiosity is.
I unlocked the door to my suite, thinking to be alone. I was anxious to get hold of Hoffman and 'J. M.' in order to tell them about the shriek in the tunnel and the actual murder I had witnessed. Imagine my consternation, then, on opening the door, to find Mitsui there before me! ”

“ The voice at the other end was easily recognizable, though it sounded more agitated than even I had learned to expect from Charles Armand Latisse.
“I have need of seeing you right away, Trask,” he said. “Something of a private nature. I can't explain over the wire, and I don't want to mention my name for fear some one else is listening. You know who I am, don't you?”
“Surely,” I replied. “Can't you come up here?”
"No!” he cried with emphasis. “Impossible! I must not be seen with you now. Get a taxi and come, but be sure no one is following you from the hotel!” ”

“ CHAPTER X. LATISSE MAKES A REQUEST. WHEN my parts were being assembled in Storkland prior to my appearance on earth, the chief mechanic of the storks made one mistake. He gave me a bump of curiosity fully as intolerant as that of any woman. Fact is, I've always thought men much more curious than women, anyway; it is only that women have so much more greatly restricted means for the satisfaction of that trait that make them seem prying. While a man can go to a dozen different sources for his information, his wife cannot. ”