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"The treasure is gone!" he said "They have robbed hih which ered it I helped him to do it! I was the last person who saw hiht, and I heard him lock the door as I came down-stairs"

"What time was that?"

"It was ten o'clock And now he is dead, and the police will be called in, and I shall be suspected of having had a hand in it Oh, yes, I aentlemen? Surely you don't think that it was I? Is it likely that I would have brought you here if it were I? Oh, dear! oh, dear! I know that I shall go mad!" He jerked his arms and stamped his feet in a kind of convulsive frenzy

"You have no reason for fear, Mr Sholto," said Hol his hand upon his shoulder "Take my advice, and drive down to the station to report this matter to the police Offer to assist them in every way We shall wait here until your return"

The little man obeyed in a half-stupefied fashion, and we heard hi down the stairs in the dark