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were about dozen persons. exclusive
Of the servants. sleeping In the house
on the night Of the theft"
1T goes without saying that the
traitor must belong in your own
camp" remarked Danevitch thought.
fully. 1T will be necessary for me to
have list Of all the people who were
In your house on the night Of the rob.
berry, and I must make their personal
acquaintance"
But that is almost out of the ques.
tion." demonstrated the count. III
were to introduce you to them their
dignity would be wounded, for they
would think that they were all under
suspicion"
Which as matter Of fact. they
are" responded Danevitch calmly
THAT is rather a sweeping state
ment." retorted the count haughtily.
There is my son. for instance.
couldn't suspect him. not to mention
several intimate and dear friends of
NINE"
Have you made It known to all
your suite that these papers have been
stolen?"
NO. With the exception Of my son.
my confidential secretary, and my
business secretary. nobody In the
house knows anything about It."
well. count, In spite OF what you
have said, l repeat that It will be
necessary for me to make the &C.
quaintance Of every person In your
suite, as well as every member Of
your household. But shall know
them without their knowing me. I
must be your guest for day or two.
and you may rest assured that will
not betray myself"
Il do not like the scheme" replied
the count uneasily. 1T seems to NE
that 1t Is hardly In accordance with
my honor"
Pardon me-" interrupted Danevltch.
III | am to handle this case, must
do so In my own way. Should you
not care to assent to my plans. can
only return to st. Petersburg, and re-.
port at the home office that there is
nothing further to be done"
Count Borolosky frowned. He was
not accustomed to dealing with men
OF Daneritch's type Those surround.
Ing him were subordlnates who dared
not dispute his will in any particular
and the habit Of command had be.
come second nature to him, But he
knew enough about the great detective
to be aware that what the latter said
was final and to the point. And as a
matter OF fact his political future was
bound up In the recovery OF the stolen
papers. To be recalled from his post
In disgrace would be a decidedly un.
pleasant alternative, and II was best
to choose the lesser evil by coun.
tenancIng the detectives plans.
Have your own way. then" he
said. What do you SUGGEST"
First. I would like to see your bed.
room, and the position In which the
box was placed on the night OF the
theft"
II will take you there myself" re.
sponded Borolosky. Leading the way,
he ascended private staircase, and
conducted Danevitch to his bedroom.
1t was n large chamber, furnished
richly. and with great taste. The
room was about thirty.eight feet long,
with several recesses In It. 1t was
lighted by four windows. all on one
side. The bed stood between two Of
these windows. AT one end OF the
apartment was dressing and bath.
room; but they could only be reached
through the main apartment. At the
other end a door gave access to q
smaller chamber. which the count
stated was his sons bedroom. The
floor o! both rooms was covered with
rich. thick carpet. which deadened
every football The counts bed was
heavy oldfashloned four.poster,
draped with sllk.lined curtains. Any
one lying In the bed would have but
a limited view OF the room. The
dispatch'box had been placed on u
table that stood against the wall, and
between the bed and Ferdlnand's S
room. Danevitch ascertained that the
count always locked his door after his
valet de chambre had retired, and he
kept light burning all night. But
strangely enough, on the night when
the paperD were stolen, the door was
not locked. When the count went to
his room he was very tired. for he had
had an excessively fatiguing day. On
attempting to lock his door after his
valet de chambre had gone, he found
that there was something the matter
with the key. He was TOO tired to let
this trouble him. He looked into his
sons room. but he had not come up
yet. So the count got into bed. think.
Ing his son would not be long. and
when he heard him. he intended to
call out to him. However. he foil
asleep. and slept soundly until he was
awakened by his valet bringing him
his morning coffee, He did not dis
cover that the box had been tampered