Now, where are their fine-spun theories as to how he crossed to the Arkansas coast?
What does their mass of speculation and conjecture amount to in the face of this ?" He breathed deep.

"My God, sir, the murderer may be the very next man you pass the time of day with!" Mr.Saul shivered uncomfortably.

"And the case in the hands of that pin-headed fool, Betts!" The judge laughed derisively as he bowed himself out.

He left it with Mr.Saul to disseminate the news.

The judge strutted home with his hat cocked over one eye, and his chest expanded to such limits that it menaced all his waistcoat buttons.