"Sebastian Melstane be—"
"Don't," interrupted Octavius, holding up a warning hand; "perhaps he is already."
"What do you mean?"
"He is dead."
"Dead!"
"Yes; haven't you read the Jarlchester Mystery?"
"That suicide business. Of course; but I did not think—"
"The dead man was Melstane. Neither did I until an hour ago."
"How did you find out?" asked Japix, gravely.
"By means of this," answered Fanks, placing the pill-box on the table.