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"When did he show it to you, sir?"

"Before he went to Malta, of course," said Robinson in mild surprise

"You don't suppose he showed it to land?" he asked the Professor, with an afterthought

"Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock," replied Braddock

"Then, from the condition of the body"--the doctor felt the dead

flesh--"he ht H'm! With your

permission, Painter, I'll examine the corpse"

The constable shook his head "Better wait, sir, until the inspector

coent way "Poor Sid! Why, I knew him He

was at school with me, and now he's dead Who killed him?"

None of his listeners could answer this question