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The Catspaw
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The double was taken aback at first, then he rose to the part he was playing, and replied in an offhanded manner. He did not hesitate in the lobby, but hurried to "his" room. As he opened the door, he stepped back in amazement, for there, in dressing gown and slippers, sat what he would have sworn was himself. The two men looked at one another in silence, for neither could believe his eyes. Finally the one in the gown spoke :
"It's a wonderful resemblance, I swear! My dear fellow, you are supernatural ! Sit down, and let's get the thing straight."
Sturges leaned uneasily against a table and let his host begin the conversation, for he had no words with which to meet the situation.
"I suppose you have had all the explanations necessary," commenced St. John. "You are to go about in the town as if you were Kittredge St. John, the social favorite, and you are to take directions from me here and do exactly as I say. There is only one thing I
must insist on — that you observe one peculiarity I am noted for — you must have a dislike for newspapers, and must not -read them. I am noted for this habit wherever I go. Are the terms and conditions satisfactory?"
Sturges nodded, and then listened attentively while Kitt proceeded to a mass of minor directions. They were all easy to bear in mind, and Sturges was confident that here was one job in a million. The adventure of it all was beginning to appeal to him.
In the meantime, Rokane was busy at her share of the plan, though it is true she did not know what Kitt was trying to do. She had trumped up an acquaintance with the lawyer, Major Holbrook, to whom she represented herself as having a huge estate in Canada ; and, moreover, she had lost no time in getting into the circle of the dazzled banker, Bonwit, who was fast becoming more and more of a victim to her personality. In Milville society, where she had firmly established herself, it was being whispered about that
Rokane "did the trick" as readily as if it had just been discovered.