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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Moon-Face and Other Stories by Jack London: taking my employer's life. We captured the man on his arrival and turned him
over to the police, who found upon him enough of a new and powerful explosive
to sink a battleship.
We persisted. Mr. Hale was grit clear through. He disbursed at the rate of one
hundred thousand per week for secret service. The aid of the Pinkertons and of
countless private detective agencies was called in, and in addition to this
thousands were upon our payroll. Our agents swarmed everywhere, in all guises,
penetrating all classes of society. They grasped at a myriad clues; hundreds
of suspects were jailed, and at various times thousands of suspicious persons
were under surveillance, but nothing tangible came to light. With its
communications the M. of M. continually changed its method of delivery. And
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