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The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
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I hurried out of my room and glanced at the papers, also. Sure
enough, there it was:

SAFE ROBBED IN WALL ST. OFFICE

Door Into Office of Langhorne & Westlake, Brokers, Forced and Safe
Robbed.

One of the strangest robberies ever perpetrated was pulled off
last night in the office of Langhorne & Westlake, the brokers, at-
----Wall Street, some time during the regular closing time of the
office and eight o'clock.

Mr. Langhorne had returned to his office after dining with some
friends in order to work on some papers. When he arrived, about
eight o'clock, he found that the door had been forced. The office
was in darkness, but when he switched on the lights it was
discovered that the office safe had been entered.

Nothing was said about the manner in which the safe robbery was
perpetrated, but it is understood to have been very peculiar. So
far no details have been announced and the robbery was not
reported to the police until a late hour.

Mr. Langhorne, when seen by the reporters, stated positively that
nothing of great value had been taken and that the firm would not
suffer in any way as a result of the robbery.

One of the stenographers in the office, Miss Betty Blackwell, who
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