CHAPTER XXVII.
AN ARRESTED CONFESSION Linforth related the history of his failure to Ralston in the office at Peshawur.
"Shere Ali went away on the day the pitcher was broken," he said.

"It was the breaking of the pitcher which gave him the notice to go; I am sure of it.

If one only knew what message was conveyed--" and Ralston handed to him a letter.
The letter had been sent by the Resident at Kohara and had only this day reached Peshawur.

Linforth took it and read it through.

It announced that the son of Abdulla Mahommed had been murdered.
"You see ?" said Ralston.