The Green Mummy - Page 34/191

"When did he show it to you, sir?"

"Before he went to Malta, of course," said Robinson in mild surprise.

"You don't suppose he showed it to me when he returned. When did he

return to England?" he asked the Professor, with an afterthought.

"Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock," replied Braddock.

"Then, from the condition of the body"--the doctor felt the dead

flesh--"he must have been murdered last night. H'm! With your

permission, Painter, I'll examine the corpse."

The constable shook his head. "Better wait, sir, until the inspector

comes," he said in his unintelligent way. "Poor Sid! Why, I knew him. He

was at school with me, and now he's dead. Who killed him?"

None of his listeners could answer this question.