"Mr.Quest, I knew it.

You are the greatest man alive.

Now tell me quickly--I want to know everything, but this first of all .-- Where did you find the skeleton?
Who was the thief ?" "We found the skeleton, Professor," Quest replied, "within a hundred yards of this house." The Professor's mouth was wide open.

He looked like a bewildered child.

It was several seconds before he spoke.
"Within a hundred yards of this house?
Then it wasn't stolen by one of my rivals ?" "I should say not," Quest admitted.
"Where?
Where exactly did you find it ?" the other insisted.
Quest was standing very still, his manner more reserved even than usual, his eyes studying the Professor, weighing every spoken word.
"I found it in a hut," he said, "hidden in a piano box.