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The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
page 34 of 337 (10%)
very cool about the loss.

Craig had by this time reached the safe itself. In spite of
Langhorne's reluctance, his assurance had taken Kennedy even up to
the point which he wished. He was examining the safe.

On the front it showed no evidence of having been "souped" or
drilled. There was not a mark on it. Nor, as we learned later from
the police, was there any evidence of a finger-print having been
left by the burglar.

Langhorne now but ill concealed his interest. It was natural, too,
for here he had one of the most modern of small strong-boxes,
built up of the latest chrome steel and designed to withstand any
reasonable assault of cracksman or fire.

I was on the point of inquiring how on earth it had been possible
to rob the safe, when Kennedy, standing on a chair, as Langhorne
directed, uttered a low exclamation.

I craned my neck to look also.

There, in the very top of the safe, yawned a huge hole large
enough to thrust one's arm through, with something to spare.

As I looked at the yawning dark hole in the top of what had been
only a short time ago a safe worthy of the latest state of the
art, it seemed incomprehensible.

Try as I could to reason it out, I could find no explanation. How
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