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"Id iss der miracle, Laadham, when Czenki make der mistake!" the German exploded suddenly. "Show him der odder von." Mr. Czenki glanced from one to the other with quick, inquisitive glance; then, without a word, Mr. Latham produced the second box and opened it.
"I believe the Koh-i-noor was temporarily removed from its setting, and that you were one of three experts to whom was intrusted the task of selecting four stones of the identical coloring to be set alongside it?" "That is correct," Mr. Czenki agreed. "You held the Koh-i-noor in your hand, and you would be able to identify it?" "I would be able to identify it," said Mr. Cawthorne positively.
Suddenly, by a supreme effort, he regained control of himself, and resumed his seat. "He has what?" asked Mr. Latham. For half a minute Czenki stared at his employer; then his face grew impassive again. "I beg your pardon," he said quietly. "Mr. Wynne is a heavy importer of sugar from Brazil. Isn't it possible that those are Brazilian diamonds?
Czenki went on, "it would have become public in spite of every effort to prevent it; whereas, it is possible that a meteor containing diamonds might have been hidden away easily; and, also, the production of diamonds from such a source in this country would not make it necessary for the diamonds to pass through the Custom House. Is it clear, sir?" "Why, it's absurd, fantastic, chimerical!" Mr.
He has been under the eyes of my agents as no other man ever was, and in spite of this has been able to keep in correspondence with his accomplices. And, gentlemen, he has done it not through the mails, not over the telephone, not by telegraph, and yet he has done it." "By wireless, perhaps?" suggested Mr. Czenki.
By der time you haf lived so long as me you won't know any more as I do." There was silence for a long time. Mr. Czenki sat with impassive face, and his hands at rest on the arms of the chair. At last he spoke: "If you'll pardon me, Mr. Latham, I may suggest another possibility." "Vas iss?" demanded Mr. Schultze quickly. "Did you ever hear of the French scientist, Charles Friedel?" Mr.
Latham pointedly at last, "you would not venture to say which of those stones it was you examined this morning, would you?" "No," replied Mr. Czenki curtly, "not without weighing them." "And if the weight is identical?" "No," said Mr. Czenki again. "If the weight is the same there is not the minutest fraction of a difference between them." Mr.
Dere iss no reason ve should nod produce diamonds." "But look here, Schultze," Mr. Latham expostulated, "it's it's unheard of." "So vas der Mizzizzippi River until id was discovered," the German argued complacently. "You are a diamond dealer, Laadham, bud you don'd know much aboud dem from whey dey come at. Iss Czenki here? Send for him. He knows more aboud diamonds as any man vat ever lived."
Czenki's black eyes seemed to be searching the other's face for an instant, and then he nodded affirmatively. "I made some tests for him, yes," he volunteered. Mr. Wynne passed on along the other side of the long table, and stopped at the end. Mr. Latham was at his right, Mr. Schultze at his left, and Mr. Czenki sat at the far end, facing him. The small sole-leather grip was on the floor at Mr.
"Well, what do you know about it?" inquired Chief Arkwright abruptly. Mr. Wynne was himself again instantly the calm, self-certain perfectly poised young man of affairs. He glanced at the chief, then shot a quick, inquiring look at Mr. Czenki. Almost imperceptibly the diamond expert shook his head. Then Mr. Wynne's eyes turned upon Mr. Birnes.
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