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He caht there was a distinct note of

hostility in his voice

"Checkmate, Inspector!" he said Brayup at the colonel, his face turned to stone

"The scarab pin," went on Hughes, "is not yet forthco We are tied

for honors, my friend You have your confession, but I have one to match

it"

"All this is beyond me," snapped Bray

"A bit beyond me, too," the colonel answered "Here are two people who

wish us to believe that on the evening of Thursday last, at half after

six of the clock, each sought out Captain Fraser-Freer in his rooms and

murdered him"

He walked to theand then wheeled draest part of it all is," he added, "that at six-thirty

o'clock last Thursday evening, at an obscure restaurant in

Soho--Frigacci's--these two people were having tea together!"

I must admit that, as the colonel calmly offered this information, I

suddenly went limp all over at a realization of the endless ave a little cry and

Lieutenant Fraser-Freer leaped to his feet