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THE SURAKARTA
He will lose no time in retaliating on his own part; and here—anywhere where a man can get at you—you can not be safe!"
"Because of the fire?" Hereford questioned.
"Yes. You certainly know that the last outsider who entered Baraka's rooms last night—the only one possible to suspect who was there just before the fire started—was your friend Max Schimmel!"
Hereford turned quickly to the police officer for confirmation.
"True enough, Mr. Hereford," Farren corroborated. "Schimmel was there and Baraka seems to have put that construction on his visit. We—the police are of a different opinion. In the first place, Schimmel went there in company with your private detective McAdams. In the second place, the
