“But there are other things I want to know about this gentleman,” he said sharply. “He told me he has a suite of rooms at the Savoy, and I have verified that, but”—and his voice was very stern—“how is it he has been staying at the Semiris for four days under an assumed name? No, no,” he went on to Croupin, noticing the latter's look of discomforted chagrin, “it's no good your denying it, for a chambermaid from the Savoy recognised you. You have been staying at the Semiris under the name of a Monsieur de Bearne, and the Savoy people are now aware of it, too.”
Larose burst into a hearty laugh. “Another bull's eye, Inspector,” he laughed, “for this de Bearne has been acting as a decoy there for what may probably turn out to be one of the biggest receivers that the Yard has laid hands upon fo
