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Somebody has stolen the diamonds, and it may be that somewhere there is a Bunker who has lost such a watch as I have described. The queer part of it all is,' I continued, handing him the decanter, and taking a couple of loaded six shooters out of my escritoire—'the queer part of it all is that I have the watch and you have the tiara. SOMEBODY HAS STOLEN THE DIAMONDS AND IT MAY BE THAT SOMEWHERE THERE IS A BUNKER WHO HAS LOST SUCH A WATCH AS I HAVE DESCRIBED THE QUEER PART OF IT ALL IS I CONTINUED HANDING HIM THE DECANTER AND TAKING A COUPLE OF LOADED SIX SHOOTERS OUT OF MY ESCRITOIRE THE QUEER PART OF IT ALL IS THAT I HAVE THE WATCH AND YOU HAVE THE TIARA
 more nor less than a tiara, and on the apex of the uttermost extremity was a deep indentation about the size of a shilling, that could have been made only by some adamantine substance! The mystery was solved! The robber of the Duchess of Brokedale stood before me.” A suppressed murmur of excitement went through the assembled spirits, and even Messrs. Hawkshaw and Le Coq were silent in the presence of such genius. “My plan of action was immediately formulated. The man was completely at my mercy. He had stolen the tiara, and had it concealed in the lining of his hat. I rose and locked the door. My visitor sank with a groan into my chair. “‘Why did you do that?’ he stammered, as I turned the key in the lock. “‘To keep my Scotch whiskey from evaporating,’ I said, dryly. ‘Now, my lord,’ I added, ‘it will pay your Grace to let me have your hat. I know who you are. You are the Duke of Brokedale. The Duchess of Brokedale has lost a valuable tiara of diamonds, and you have not lost your watch. EMEN HAD THE UNDULATING OUTLINE OF NOTHING MORE NOR LESS THAN A TIARA AND ON THE APEX OF THE UTTERMOST EXTREMITY WAS A DEEP INDENTATION ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SHILLING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ONLY BY SOME ADAMANTINE SUBSTANCE THE MYSTERY WAS SOLVED THE ROBBER OF THE DUCHESS OF BROKEDALE STOOD BEFORE ME A SUPPRESSED MURMUR OF EXCITEMENT WENT THROUGH THE ASSEMBLED SPIRITS AND EVEN MESSRS HOCHSHAW AND LECOQ WERE SILENT IN THE PRESENCE OF SUCH GENIUS MY PLAN OF ACTION WAS IMMEDIATELY FORMULATED THE MAN WAS COMPLETELY AT MY MERCY HE HAD STOLEN THE TIARA AND HAD IT CONCEALED IN THE LINING OF HIS HAT I ROSE AND LOCKED THE DOOR MY VISITOR SANK WITH A GROAN INTO MY CHAIR WHY DID YOU DO THAT HE STAMMERED AS I TURNED THE KEY IN THE LOCK TO KEEP MY SCOTCH WHISKEY FROM EVAPORATING I SAID DRILY NOW MY LORD I ADDED IT WILL PAY YOUR GRACE TO LET ME HAVE YOUR HAT I KNOW WHO YOU ARE YOU ARE THE DUKE OF BROKEDOW THE DUCHESS OF BROKEDOW HAS LOST A VALUABLE TIARA OF DIAMONDS AND YOU HAVE NOT LOST YOUR WATCH
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