That's a certainty!" Cotherstone, who had kept quietly in the background, ventured a suggestion.
"Any signs of his having been robbed ?" he asked.
"No, sir," replied the superintendent promptly.

"I've everything that was on him.

Not much, either.

Watch and chain, half a sovereign, some loose silver and copper, his pipe and tobacco, a pocket-book with a letter or two and such-like in it--that's all.

There'd been no robbery." "I suppose you took a look round ?" asked Cotherstone.