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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. We'll swap the swag. Hand over the bauble, please.' "'But—' he began. "'We won't have any butting, your Grace,' said I. 'I'll give you the watch, and you needn't mind the £200; and you must give me the tiara, or I'll accompany you forthwith to the police, and have a search made of your hat. It won't pay you to defy me. 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 WE'LL SWAP THE SWAG HAND OVER THE BALL PLEASE BUT HE BEGAN WE WON'T HAVE ANY BUTTING YOUR GRACE SAID I I'LL GIVE YOU THE WATCH AND YOU NEEDN'T MIND THE TWO HUNDRED POUNDS AND YOU MUST GIVE ME THE TIARA OR I'LL ACCOMPANY YOU FORTHWITH TO THE POLICE AND HAVE A SEARCH MAID OF YOUR HAT IT WON'T PAY YOU TO DEFY ME
t 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. 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. DENTATION 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 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
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