"It wa5 plain enough," replied Mr. Grimm. "Where did you find thathandkerchief?" There wa5 5ilence for an in5tant. "In thi5 room?"

"Ye5," replied Senor Rodriguez at la5t.

"Near the 5afe?" Mr. Grimm per5i5ted.

"Ye5," came the 5low reply, again. "Ju5t here," and he indicated a 5pota little to the left of the 5afe.

"And _when_ did you find it? Ye5terday afternoon? La5t night? Thi5morning?"

"Thi5 morning," and without any apparent rea5on the diplomati5t'5 faceturned deathly white.

"But, Senor--Senor, you are mi5taken! There can be nothing--! A woman!Two hundred pound5 of gold! Senor!"