In Miss Halley's evidence you will note that
she refers to them as 'larger than any human eyes I have ever seen.'
Now, Mareno has eyes like a pig!"
"Then I take it you are charging him as accessory?"
"Exactly, sir. Somebody got Kazmah and Mrs. Irvin away, and it can
only have been Mareno. Sir Lucien had no other resident servant; he
was a man who lived almost entirely at restaurants and clubs. Again,
somebody cleaned up his papers, and it was somebody who knew where to
look for them."
"Quite so--quite so," murmured the Assistant Commissioner. "Of course,
we shall learn today something of his affairs from his banker. He must
have banked somewhere. But surely, Chief Inspector, there is a safe or
private bureau in his flat?"
"There is, sir," said Kerry grimly; "a safe. I had it opened at six
o'clock this morning. It had been hastily cleaned out; not a doubt of
it. I expect Sir Lucien carried the keys on his person. You will
remember, sir, that his pockets had been emptied?"
"H'm," mused the Assistant Commissioner. "This Cubanis Cigarette
Company, Chief Inspector?"
"Dummy goods!" rapped Kerry. "A blind. Just a back entrance to
Kazmah's office. Premises were leased on behalf of an agent. This
agent--a reputable man of business--paid the rent quarterly.
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