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“AndsoIcameEastagain。Irememberedyou，Danglar-thatonseveraloccasionswhenIhadcomeuponDeemerunawares，you，sometimesaccompaniedbyawoman，andsometimesnot，hadbeenlurkinginthebackground。IwenttoCloran，thehousedetectiveatthehotelhereinNewYorkwhereDeemerwasmurdered。Hedescribedthewoman。Shewasthesamewomanthathadbeenwithyou。Iwenttotheauthoritiesandshowedmycredentials，withwhichtheyoungrajahhadseentoitIwassuppliedfromveryhighsourcesindeed。Ididnotwishtointerferewiththeauthoritiesintheirhandlingofthecase；but，ontheotherhand，Ihadnowishtositdownidlyandwatchthem，anditwasnecessarythereforethatIshouldprotectmyselfinanythingIdid。Ialsomade。myselfknowntooneofNewYork’sassistantdistrictattorneys，whowasanoldfriendofmyfather’s。Andthen，Danglar，Istartedoutafteryou。
“Idiscoveredyouafteraboutamonth；thenIwormedmyselfintoyourgangasthePug。Thattookaboutayear。Iwasalmostanotheryearwithyouasanacceptedmemberofthegang。Youknowwhathappenedduringthatperiod。AlittlewhileagoIfoundoutthatthewomanwewanted-withyou，Danglar-wasyourwife，livinginhidinginthisgarretasGypsyNan。Butthejewelsthemselveswerestillmissing。To-nighttheyarenot。A-afriendofmine，oneverymuchmisjudgedpublicly，Imightsay，hasthem，andhastoldmetheywouldbehandedtothepolice。
“Andso，Danglar，aftercominghereto-night，IsenttheSparrowouttogathertogetherafewoftheauthoritieswhoareinterestedinthecase-myfriendtheassistantdistrictattorney；Cloran，thehousedetective；RoughRorkeofheadquarters，whoononeoccasionwasverymuchinterestedinGypsyNan；andenoughmentomaketheroundofarrests。Theyshouldbeconvenientlyhiddenacrosstheroadnow，andwaitingformysignal。Myidea，yousee，wastoallowMrs。Danglartoenterherewithouthavinghersuspicionsaroused，andtoseethatshedidnotgetawayagainifshearrivedbeforethosewhoaredulyqualified-whichIamnot-toarrestherdid；
also，inviewofwhattranspiredearlierthisevening，ImustconfessIwasalittleanxiousaboutthoseseveralyears’
accumulationofstolenfundsupthereintheceiling。AsIsaidatthebeginning，Ihardlyexpectedthelucktogetyoubothatthesametime；thoughweshouldhavegotyou，Danglar，andeveryoneoftherestofthegangbeforemorning，and-“
“You，“RhodaGraywhispered，“you-arenotathief！“Brainandsoulseemedonfire。Itseemedasthoughshehadstriventovoicethosewordsadozentimessincehehadbeenspeaking，butthatshehadbeenafraid-afraidthatthiswasnottrue，thisgreat，wonderfulthing，thatitcouldnotbetrue。“You-youarenota-athief！“
TheAdventurer’sfacelostitsimmobility。Hehalfrosefromhischair，staringatherinastartledway-butitwasDanglarnowwhospoke。
“It’salie！“hescreamedout。“It’salie！“Theman’sreasonappearedtobealmostunhinged；amadterrorseemedtopossesshim。
“It’sallalie！Ineverheardofthisrajahbunkbeforeinmylife！IneverheardofDeemer，oranyjewelsbefore。Youlie！I
tellyou，youlie！Youcan’tproveit；youcan’t-“
“ButIcan，“saidRhodaGrayinalowvoice。Theshawlfellfromhershoulders；fromherblouseshetookthepackageofjewelsandheldthemouttotheAdventurer。“Herearethestones。IgotthemfromwhereyouhadputtheminoldLuertz’sroom。Iwashiddenthereallthetimelastnight。“Shewasremovingherspectaclesandherwigoftangledgrayhairasshespoke，andnowsheturnedherfacefulluponDanglar。“IheardyoudiscussDeemer’smurderwithyourbrotherlastnight，andplantogetridofCloran，whoyouthoughtw
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