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Chapter 3 — The Mystery
That day was very strange. It began with the disappearance of the folder of important documents which was very necessary for Mason. And Mason knew that he left it on his desk in the evening, and in the morning it has disappeared.
Finally Mason gave in, stop his search and after giving orders to the babysitter, he has gone to the office. He spent there all the day, and then got a call from Mrs. Rold.
"Mr. Capwell, I don't mean to interrupt you, but something strange is happening here--"
"What is it?" Mason becomes to worry.
"Someone has already called for 4 times and as soon as I start to speak the line is dead. I just thought that you should know about this--"
"Thank you, Mrs. Rold. You were right to call me, I will return home now".
Mason put his unfinished work in the wall safe and rushed to the exit. After that awful auto accident he reacted very nervously to such things.
However when he arrived home, he could have seen that everything is very peaceful. The children were pleased and cheerful. Mason looked at them and thought that after the last past month they become like more alike looking. Now he felt himself as the father of twins.
After playing with the children and put them to sleep, he began to pass in the apartment, absently thinking, who could have called him so urgently, not wishing even to talk with Mrs. Rold.
Suddenly like a reply to his thoughts, the phone rang again. Mason flinched and quickly grabbed the receiver.
"Hello!" The line was silent, but a fast breath of a person was audible. "Hello! Who’s at the telephone? Speak!"
"Mason," Mason heard finally the voice that stunned him. "It is impossible!" flashed into his head.
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