Chapter 48

Ordinarily the question of a technical offence of this character would have been left over till the morning, but whilst he was making his statement a Member of Parliament came into the station to report the loss of a blue saloon car, which had been taken from the front of his club in Pall Mall. It had been standing on a rank, against all traffic rules, and he had actually been a witness of the theft. "It was a man dressed as a woman," was his startling conclusion. "What makes you think that, sir?" asked the inspect…