The Exposer. Blood, Gold, a Dog

The merchant Pozharyov asked Lieutenant Saburov for help to find out which of his three clerks is stealing from the cash register. Taking his orderly Artamoshka as an assistant, Saburov began secretly keeping an eye on the clerks and soon discovered that one of them—Kachurin—was not who he claimed to be. It turned out that this type is hiding the fact that he completed the full gymnasium course and holds the rank of ensign.

With such education and rank, someone does not become a clerk. And it also became known that, after disguising himself—gluing on mustaches and putting on a wig—the clerk Kachurin secretly visits some strange house...