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I do n't wish to rob the police of whatever repute there is to be gained from this investigation , and I am quite willing to turn over to them any clues I may happen to chance upon . '' `` Well , if you can convince the Director of that , you will have all the assistance he can give you . It would n't be bad tactics to let him know that you are acting merely in an amateur way , and that you have no desire to rob the police of their glory when it comes to the solving of the problem . '' Promptly at four o'clock the Director of the Police put in an appearance at the Palace Steinheimer . He appeared to be a most obsequious , highly decorated old gentleman , in a very resplendent uniform , and he could hardly conceal his surprise at learning that the lady detective was a woman so young and so pretty . Charmed as he was to find himself in the company of one so engaging , it was nevertheless evident to Jennie that he placed no very high estimate on the assistance she might be able to give in solving the mystery of the Treasury . This trend of mind , she thought , had its advantages , for the Director would be less loth to give her full particulars of what had already been accomplished by the police .