Apply Ralli Theokritis et Cie., Rue de l'Opera.

Ends." Half an hour later T.X.had a telephone connection through to Paris and was instructing the British police agent in that city.

He received a further telephone report from Paris the next morning and one which gave him infinite satisfaction.

Very slowly but surely he was gathering together the pieces of this baffling mystery and was fitting them together.

Hussein Effendi would probably supply the last missing segments.
At eight o'clock that night the door opened and the man who represented T.X.in Paris came in carrying a travelling ulster on his arm.