Mrs. Goldmark says it's valuable, so she put it away, in
case he comes again. But we haven't seen him since."
Melky took a good look at the second stud. Then he put it back in the
desk, picked up his change, and went away--in significant silence.
CHAPTER SIX
THE SPANISH MANUSCRIPT
Lauriston, walking back to his room after leaving Melky at the door of the
eating-house, faced the situation in which an unfortunate combination of
circumstances had placed him. Ayscough had been placable enough; the
authorities at the police-station had heard his own version of things with
attention--but he was still conscious that he was under a certain amount
of suspicion. More than that, he felt convinced that the police would keep
an eye on him that night. Ayscough, indeed, had more than hinted that that
would probably be done. For anything he knew, some plain-clothes man might
be shadowing him even then--anyway, there had been no mistaking the almost
peremptory request of the inspector that he should report himself at the
police station in the morning. It was no use denying the fact--he was
suspected, in some degree.
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