And I'm inclined to think his theory is correct, eh ?" "Correct!" exclaimed Allerdyke, with a grim laugh.

"You bet it's correct! Come on, then--we'll tell him all.

Now, doctor," he went on, leading the way back into the sitting-room, "we're going to give you our confidence.
You'll treat it as a strict confidence, a secret between us, for the present.

The truth is that when my cousin came to this hotel last night he was in possession--that is, we have the very strongest grounds for believing him to have been in possession--of certain extremely valuable property---jewels worth a large amount--which he was carrying, safeguarding, from a lady in Russia to this gentleman in London.

When I searched his body and luggage, these valuables were missing.