"Old Hucks is a curious character.

I realized that when I had known him five minutes." "But he's poor," urged Patsy, in defense of the old man.

"He hasn't a penny in the world, and McNutt told me if we turned Thomas and Nora away they'd have to go to the poorhouse." "That is no argument at all," said Louise, calmly.

"If we consider the fact that Old Hucks may be a miser, and have a craving for money without any desire to spend it, then we are pretty close to a reason why he should bide his time and then murder his old master to obtain the riches he coveted.

Mind you, I don't say Hucks is guilty, but it is our duty to consider this phase of the question." "And then," added Beth, "if Hucks should prove to be a miser, it is easy to guess he would hide his wealth where he could secretly gloat over it, and still continue to pose as a pauper." "I don't believe it," said Patsy, stoutly.
"You'll never make a successful detective if you allow your personal feelings to influence you," returned Louise.