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The Perfect Crime by H. A. Ripley. Peter Johansson had one burning

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ambition to commit a perfect crime.
After much thinking and careful planning, he

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chose burglary for his experiment and a
large brown stone mansion for the scene of

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his action. Learning its occupants had
left town, he arrayed himself in a

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business suit of conservative cut, flung
a light top coat over his arm,

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picked up a gladstone bag covered with
foreign labels, and set out. He

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had ascertained, of course, when
the policeman patrolling the beat was furthest away

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at such a time. He drove
up in his swanky sports roadster, swung

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jauntily to the sidewalk, skipped up
the steps, and fitted a skeleton key

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into the lock, which yielded easily. So far, so good, he

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thought. Inside, he adjusted a
black mask to his eyes and silk gloves

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to his hands, the former for
a bit of local color, he couldn't

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resist, the latter for more practical
purposes. What a jolly thing this burglary

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was. He quickly filled his Gladston
with silver and other valuables. Hurrying out.

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He removed his gloves after closing the
door. Done, and not a

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single clue left, he said to
himself. As he was about to descend

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the steps, he saw out of
the corner of his eye the policeman rounding

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the corner. Feigning disinterest. He
quickly pushed the bell button and stood there

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whistling. Hey you, shouted the
policeman, now standing at the bottom of

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the steps. What are you doing
there? Damn, people ain't home.

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Howdy officer, how goes it?
Said our hero blithely, as he turned

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to greet the blue coat. I
know they're not home. Been trying to

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raise someone for five minutes. Annoying
too after running out to see them.

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Oh well, he continued, I'll
be going along, as he unconcernedly picked

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up his bag. You bet you
will write to the hooscal bellowed the guardian

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of the piece. Your story,
I might have believed, but come on

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now, I'm taking you down.
Alas Peter Johansson had forgotten to remove his

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mask on leaving the house. Whoever
thinks a perfect work to see thinks that

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ne'er was, nor is nor e'er
shall be the end of the perfect crime.