"Look here!" he said, as they reached the ante-room; "that's all very
well, Dr. Mirandolet, but it's only supposition on your part!"
"Supposition that you'll find to be absolute truth, my good friend!"
retorted Mirandolet, calmly. "I know the Chinese--better than you think.
As soon as I heard of this affair tonight, I came to you to put you up to
the Chinese trick of secreting things of value in their pigtails--it did
not occur to me that the diamond might be there in this case, but I
thought you would probably find something. But when we reached this
mortuary, and I heard that a Japanese had been here, presenting your card
when he had no business to present it, I guessed immediately what had
happened--and now that you tell me that you told him all about this
affair, well--I am certain of my assertion. Mr. Detective--go after the
diamond!"
He turned as if to leave the place, and Ayscough followed.
"He mayn't been after the diamond at all!" he said, still resentful and
incredulous. "Is it very likely he'd think it to be in that dead chap's
pigtail when the other man's missing? It's Chang that's got that diamond--
not Chen.
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