Thedaypassedon,andtowardsnighttwohousemaidsenteredtheapartmentoftheforeigngentlementopreparehisbed.Theypassedthroughthesalonwithoutobservinganythingunusual.Thetraveler'sluggage,composedofalargeandmuch-usedtrunkandaquitenewdressing-bag,werethere.Hisdressing-thingswerearrangedonthetopofacabinet.Thenextday,towardsnoon,thesamehousemaidsenteredtheapartment,andfindingthatthetravelerhadsleptout,theymerelyreplacedtheday-coveringuponthebed,andpaidnoattentiontothesalon.Preciselythesamethingoccurredintheevening;butonthefollowingday,oneofthewomenhavingcomeintotheapartmentearly,andagainfindingeverythingintact,begantowonderwhatthismeant.Shesearchedabout,andspeedilydiscoveredabody,lyingatfulllenhunderneaththesofa,withtheheadwrappedintowels.Sheutteredascreamwhichbroughtotherservantstothespot,andthecorpseofmyfather--alas!itwashe--wasremovedfromthehiding-placeinwhichtheassassinhadcunninglyconcealedit.Itwasnotdifficulttoreconstructthesceneofthemurder.Awoundinthebackoftheneckindicatedthattheunfortunatemanhadbeenshotfrombehind,whileseatedatthetableexaminingpapers,byapersonstandingclosebesidehim.Thereporthadnotbeenheard,onaccountoftheproximityoftheweapon,andalsobecauseoftheconstantnoiseinthestreet,andthepositionofthesalonatthebackoftheante-room.Besides,theprecautionstakenbythemurdererrendereditreasonabletobelievethathehadcarefullychosenaweaponwhichwouldproducebutlittlesound.Theballhadpenetratedthespinalmarrowanddeathhadbeeninstantaneous.Theassassinhadplacednewunmarkedtowelsinreadiness,andinthesehewrappeduptheheadandneckofhisvictim,sothattherewerenotracesofblood.Hehaddriedhishandsonasimilartowel,afterrinsingthemwithwatertakenfromthecarafe;thiswaterhehadpouredbackintothesamebottle,whichwasfoundconcealedbehindthedraperyofthemantel-piece.Wastherobberyrealorpretended?Myfather'swatchwasgone,andneitherhisletter-casenoranypaperbywhichhisidentitycouldbeprovedwasfounduponhisbody.Anaccidentalindicationled,however,tohisimmediaterecognition.Insidethepocketofhiswaistcoatwasalittlebandoftape,bearingtheaddressofthetailor'sestablishment.
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