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Updated: May 11, 2025
He had told me that no soul upon earth knew where he had gone. There seemed to be no necessity why any soul ever should know. "'I was still pondering over the matter, when, looking up, I saw my servant, Lal Chowdar, in the doorway. He stole in and bolted the door behind him. "Do not fear, Sahib," he said. "No one need know that you have killed him. Let us hide him away, and who is the wiser?"
‘Did you ever hear a tom-tom, sir?’ sternly inquired the captain, who lost no opportunity of showing off his travels, real or pretended. ‘A what?’ asked Hardy, rather taken aback. ‘A tom-tom.’ ‘Never!’ ‘Nor a gum-gum?’ ‘Never!’ ‘What is a gum-gum?’ eagerly inquired several young ladies. The Ram started up—’ ‘Who?’ inquired the bald gentleman, intensely interested. ‘The Ram—Ram Chowdar—’
I brought it over to England, and on the night of Morstan's arrival he came straight over here to claim his share. He walked over from the station, and was admitted by my faithful Lal Chowdar, who is now dead. Morstan and I had a difference of opinion as to the division of the treasure, and we came to heated words.
"As monsieur pleases but, if monsieur offends him, I will not be answerable for the consequences." "All right give us a hand up, mon vieux!" And Muller, having clambered upon the stage, made a bow to the audience and a salaam to his majesty. "Chickahominy chowdar bang," said he, by way of opening the conversation. The ex-king of Ashantee scowled, folded his arms, and maintained a haughty silence.
"I did not kill him," said I. Lal Chowdar shook his head and smiled. "I heard it all, Sahib," said he. "I heard you quarrel, and I heard the blow. But my lips are sealed. All are asleep in the house. Let us put him away together." That was enough to decide me. If my own servant could not believe my innocence, how could I hope to make it good before twelve foolish tradesmen in a jury-box?
Lal Chowdar and I disposed of the body that night, and within a few days the London papers were full of the mysterious disappearance of Captain Morstan. You will see from what I say that I can hardly be blamed in the matter. My fault lies in the fact that we concealed not only the body, but also the treasure, and that I have clung to Morstan's share as well as to my own.
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