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"Oh, _that_," said the Phoenix. "I was coming to that, my boy. The battle is already half won. I have a Plan." "Good for you, Phoenix! What is it?" "Aha!" said the Phoenix, with a mysterious smile. "All will unfold in time. OH THAT SAID THE PHOENIX I WAS COMING TO THAT MY BOY THE BATTLE IS ALREADY HALF WON I HAVE A PLAN GOOD FOR YOU PHOENIX WHAT IS IT AHA SAID THE PHOENIX WITH A MYSTERIOUS SMILE ALL WILL UNFOLD IN TIME
ng about what happened last night. They call you the 'Whispering Burglar.' The police are pretty worried." "My dear chap," said the Phoenix apologetically, "let me repeat my sincere regrets for causing alarm. It was not my desire to--the _police_, did you say? Have they discovered any clues?" "No," said David reassuringly. "They can't find a thing. They think the Whispering Burglar climbed up a ladder to say _pssssst!_ into the upstairs windows. Only they can't find the ladder. They call it the 'Missing Mystery Clue.'" The Phoenix gazed at the sky and mused. "In all the papers, you say? Well, Fame at last--although hardly the kind I had expected. What a pity that there can be no photographs with the story. Imagine a picture of me on the front page! A profile, perhaps--or would a full-length shot be more effective? Or both, let us say, with--" "I know you'd look very handsome, Phoenix," David interrupted, "but what we _should_ be thinking about is the Scientist. What are we going to do? G BIRD NEXT MORNING THEY DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUT THEY'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT THEY CALL YOU THE WHISPERING BURGLAR THE POLICE ARE PRETTY WORRIED MY DEAR CHAP SAID THE PHOENIX APOLOGETICALLY LET ME REPEAT MY SINCERE REGRETS FOR CAUSING ALARM IT WAS NOT MY DESIRE TO THE POLICE DID YOU SAY HAVE THEY DISCOVERED ANY CLUES NO SAID DAVID REASSURINGLY THEY CAN'T FIND A THING THEY THINK THE WHISPERING BURGLAR CLIMBED UP A LADDER TO SAY B INTO THE UPSTAIRS WINDOWS ONLY THEY CAN'T FIND THE LADDER THEY CALL IT THE MISSING MYSTERY CLUE THE PHOENIX GAZED AT THE SKY AND MUSED IN ALL THE PAPERS YOU SAY WELL FAME AT LASTLTHOUGH HARDLY THE KIND I HAD EXPECTED WHAT A PITY THAT THERE CAN BE NO PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THE STORY IMAGINE A PICTURE OF ME ON THE FRONT PAGE A PROFILE PERHAPS OR WOULD A FULL LENGTH SHOT BE MORE EFFECTIVE OR BOTH LET US SAY WITH I KNOW YOU'D LOOK VERY HANDSOME PHOENIX DAVID INTERRUPTED BUT WHAT WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT IS THE SCIENTIST WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
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