One man I saw go away with four of Mr.Leithcourt's guns, and there was a regular squabble in the billiard-room over a set of pearl and emerald dress-studs that somebody found in his dressing-room.

Crane, the valet, says they tossed for them." "Disgraceful!" I ejaculated.

"Then as soon as the host and hostess had gone, they simply swept through the rooms and cleared them ?" "Yes, sir.

They took away all that was most valuable.

They'd have had the silver, only Mason had thrown it into the plate-chest, all dirty as it was, locked it up and hid the key.