Sax Rohmer - The Golden Scorpion

dreaming. I could not credit my senses."

Inspector Dunbar glanced over the notes which he had made, then

returning the note-book and pen to his pocket, he took up the long

smoke-discoloured envelope and with a paper-knife which lay upon the

table slit one end open. Inserting two fingers, he drew out the second

envelope which the first enclosed. It was an ordinary commercial

envelope only notable by reason of the number, 30, appearing in large

red figures upon it and because it was sealed with black wax bearing

a weird-looking device:

Stuart bent over him intently as he slit this envelope in turn. Again,

he inserted two fingers--and brought forth the sole contents... a

plain piece of cardboard, roughly rectangular and obviously cut in

haste from the lid of a common cardboard box!

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