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"God bless my soul!" Sparrow exclaimed. "What queer creatures those foreigners are! In that case, how did the revolver with Silverdale's name on get hidden in the chimney?"
"The answer is quite easy, " Brachi said coolly. "I put it there. It was one of Silverdale's own revolvers, and, as I subsequently ascertained, came from a case of two which he had in his own house. I hid the revolver in the chimney because I did not care to take it from the house. I might have been taken on the way. I might have got into an altercation with a policeman. One never knows. My idea was to let the mystery solve itself and be forgotten. I might have taken the revolver when Silverdale dropped it. Say that I acted on the impulse of the moment, if you like. I'm glad I did so, because my action has helped Mr.