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              One summer morning Meeks (come)  1   from the   West to New York to find his sister. She (be)  2   Mrs. Mary Snyder, a widow aged 52, who (live) 3    for a year in a tenement house in a crowded district.

              At her address somebody (tell) 4    him that Mary (move) 5  away longer than a month before. No one (can/tell) 6   him her new address.

              On coming out of the house Mr. Meeks (address) 7   a policeman who (stand) 8   on the corner, and (explain)  9   his difficulty to him. ‘I (recently/make) 10   a lot of money and I’d like to help Mary as soon as possible’, he (add)  11  . The policeman (pull) 12   his moustache and (tell) 13 Meeks about Juggins. He (say) 14  that Juggins (be) 15  the leader of a new school of detectives. ‘Juggins (solve) 16  some very difficult cases. I (take) 17  you to him’, the policeman said.

               ‘If I (find)  18 your sister, you (pay) 19  me two hundred dollars. I (try) 20  to solve your case. The disappearance of people in the city is the most interesting problem I (ever, work  at)’  21 , (say) 22  the famous detective, (rise) 23  and (put on) 24  his hat.

              In fifteen minutes Juggins (return) 25  holding a little piece of paper with Mary’s new address. After Meeks (pay) 26  his bill, he (ask) 27  the detective to explain what he (do) 28 .