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from the emerald which was in his charge. The hotel already has been aroused by his shots. Under such circumstances Baraka in an agony of anxiety may have hastily concealed the body of his attendant, taken the jewel from the box and concealed it on his person until he should have an opportunity to give it to Miss Regan, and accounted for the disturbance he had made and the condition of his room by claiming to have been robbed by a thief."
McAdams considered this. "In that case," he remarked, "the number of persons in the Javanese suite would today be reduced by one."
"Yes. Is that the case?"
"No; for all those who arrived last night—and these were the only ones—have been examined today by the police."
