"Valuable!" Myerst coughed.
"I can only repeat what I have already said, Sir Benjamin," he answered.

"The--er late Mr.Marbury spoke of the deposit as being of great value to him; he never permitted it out of his hand until he placed it in the safe.

He appeared to regard it as of the greatest value." "But we understand from the evidence of Mr.Criedir, given to the _Watchman_ newspaper, that it was full of papers and--and other articles," said the chairman.

"Criedir saw papers in it about an hour before it was brought here." Myerst spread out his hands.
"I can only repeat what I have said, Sir Benjamin," he answered.

"I know nothing more." "But why should a man deposit an empty box ?" began the chairman.