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Rh two—half shot like a tiny meteor through the dark; half sputtered in a weak blue flame that finally caught the wood and showed no one.

The captain tried to check him, but Max now made no objection—he himself was reaching for the light. He switched it on. As they blinked in the blaze of light they saw that the box stood open; the watch, which had been locked inside, was gone! No one could have come in; no one could have gone out. Yet some one had been there, for it was done! It undeniably had been done!

In the hubbub of incredulity, questions and confusion Hereford stared about the room. He laughed nervously and looked to Lorine. She directed his eyes to the police captain. That officer, bewilderment but also determination in his manner, had