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V. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

           Whatdidthethiefdowiththem?Howdidhemanagetogetashorewiththem?”

           “Ah!”criedRidgeway.“That’sjustit.How?WordwaspassedtotheCustomsauthorities,andeverysoulthatlefttheshipwasgoneoverwithatoothcomb!”

           “Andthebonds,Igather,madeabulkypackage?”

           “Certainlytheydid.Theycouldhardlyhavebeenhiddenonboard—andanywayweknowtheyweren’tbecausetheywereofferedforsalewithinhalfanhouroftheOlympia’sarrival,longbeforeIgotthecablesgoingandthenumberssentout.OnebrokerswearsheboughtsomeofthemevenbeforetheOlympiagotin.Butyoucan’tsendbondsbywireless.”

           “Notbywireless,butdidanytugcomealongside?”

           “Onlytheofficialones,andthatwasafterthealarmwasgivenwheneveryonewasonthelook-out.Iwaswatchingoutmyselffortheirbeingpassedovertosomeonethatway.MyGod,MonsieurPoirot,thisthingwilldrivememad!PeoplearebeginningtosayIstolethemmyself.”

           “Butyoualsoweresearchedonlanding,weren’tyou?”askedPoirotgently.

           “Yes.”

           Theyoungmanstaredathiminapuzzledmanner.

           “Youdonotcatchmymeaning,Isee,”saidPoirot,smilingenigmatically.“NowIshouldliketomakeafewinquiriesattheBank.”

           Ridgewayproducedacardandscribbledafewwordsonit.

           “Sendthisinandmyunclewillseeyouatonce.”

           Poirotthankedhim,badefarewelltoMissFarquhar,andtogetherwestartedoutforThreadneedleStreetandtheheadofficeoftheLondonandScottishBank.

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