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make out the police had picked him up and looked after him. This story was accepted without question and he soon settled down to work.

The first job his boss gave him on his return was to handle the transfer of a block of property in Soho. A new client of the firm's was purchasing this and intended to make part of it into a night- club. This deal could bring the firm a lot of new business and considering he had sufficient exper- ience, Jim's boss instructed him to devote his whole. time to this account and deal personally with every- thing. Jim discovered the new client was on holiday and for a week or so he had to deal with a repre- sentative, who turned out to be a young man about his own age, called Frank Taylor and they soon became good friends. Between them they successfully com- pleted the purchase and went ahead with the conver- sion arrangements. Part of the upper floors were to be made into small luxury flats and part into offices while the lower floors were to become the nightclub.

Each evening Jim dressed as a lady. He had received his reward money and sent Elaine what he owed her and also returned her case, wig and the other items he had borrowed, receiving a postcard in reply. His first purchase with the money was a long blonde wig and when he had gotten it styled to his satisfaction, he made several forays out while dressed and had passed easily,

Frank told him that his boss, Mr. Peter Owens was well pleased with the deal and was leaving every- thing to him. As a result, about three months later Jim met Mr. Owens for the first time. Immediately he felt he had met him somewhere before, but could not remember where. He tried desperately hard to remember, but finally gave up and when they had con- cluded their business, he set off for his flat. On the way he happened to look in a jewelers and spot- ting a pair of ear clips decided to go in and get

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