26/28 He has paid nothing since he has been here, and owed more than L30. The proprietor told him yesterday morning, as he was going in to breakfast, that he must leave the hotel at once if he could not pay his bill. He went away shortly after the scene in the breakfast room which was witnessed by you gentlemen, and left his luggage behind him. I suspect the proprietor would not allow him to take his luggage until he had discharged his bill." "It strikes me as a remarkable case, nevertheless," said Colwyn. "I should like to look into it a little further, with your permission." "Certainly," replied the chief constable courteously. |