On the 13th of August, as he sat facing the two counsels, his attention was attracted by a newspaper in which some of Maître Quimbel's papers were wrapped up.
He saw a heading in very large type
"813"
The sub-headings were:
"A FRESH MURDER
"THE EXCITEMENT IN GERMANY
"HAS THE SECRET OF THE 'APOON' BEEN DISCOVERED?"
Lupin turned pale with anguish. Below he read the words:
"Two sensational telegrams reach us at the moment of going to press.
"The body of an old man has been found near Augsburg, with his throat cut with a knife. The police have succeeded in identifying the victim: it is Steinweg, the man mentioned in the Kesselbach case.
"On the other hand, a correspondent telegraphs that the famous English detective, Holmlock Shears, has been hurriedly summoned to Cologne. He will th
