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He replaced it in his pocket and went forth . Bart visited all of Baker 's old familiar haunts in the freight yards , but found no trace of him . Then he called at the Sharp Corner . Its proprietor claimed that Lem Wacker had not been there since noon . Bart spoke to two of the yards night watchmen . He described Baker , and requested them to speak to him if they ran across him , and to tell him that Bart Stirling was very anxious to see him up at his house . Affairs at the little express office had settled down to routine when , one morning , Darry Haven dropped into the place .