return and which gave rise to those columns of detail concerning him
which appeared in all the afternoon papers. But, obviously, during his
absence he had not tired of the Princess Zichy, for we know that a few
hours after he reached London he sought her out. His brother, who had
also learned of his reappearance through the papers, probably
suspected which would be the house he would first visit, and followed
him there, arriving, so the Russian servant tells us, while the two
were at coffee in the drawing-room. The Princess, then, we also learn
from the servant, withdrew to the dining-room, leaving the brothers
together. What happened one can only guess.

"Lord Arthur knew now that when it was discovered he was no longer the
heir, the money-lenders would come down upon him. The police believe
that he at once sought out his brother to beg for money to cover the
post-obits, but that, considering the sum he needed was several
hundreds of thousands of pounds, Chetney refused to give it him. No
one knew that Arthur had gone to seek out his brother. They were
alone. It is possible, then, that in a passion of disappointment, and
crazed with the disgrace which he saw before him, young Arthur made
himself the heir beyond further question. The death of his brother
would have availed nothing if the woman remained alive. It is then
possible that he crossed the hall, and with the same weapon which made
him Lord Edam's heir destroyed the solitary witness to the murder. The
only other person who could have seen it was sleeping in a drunken
stupor, to which fact undoubtedly he owed his life. And yet,"
concluded the Naval Attache, leaning forward and marking each word
with his finger, "Lord Arthur blundered fatally. In his haste he left
the door of the house open, so giving access to the first passer-by,
and he forgot that when he entered it he had handed his card to the
servant. That piece of paper may yet send him to the gallows. In the