THE ROOM AT THE TONTY
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"It looks," he said, "as if some one had lifted this before me—and with a bloody hand."
A spot of blood was plain upon the tapestry where he pointed. He then lifted the tapestry and struck the wall several heavy blows. The wall gave out a solid sound.
"What is on the other side of this wall?" he asked.
"On the other side is the stair of the hotel," Baraka replied.
"Then it is a solid brick wall and extends without opening of any sort from the foundations of the hotel to the roof. That is the city ordinance. No one went through there. He must have come and gone through the door."
"Are we fools?" the envoy burst out. "The door was locked and bolted within all
