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It's rather interesting because professor Pokorny of Vienna makes an interesting point out of that. Buck Mulligan's watchful eyes saw the waitress come. He helped her to unload her tray. He can find no trace of hell in ancient Irish myth, Haines said, amid the cheerful cups. The moral idea seems lacking, the sense of destiny, of retribution. Rather strange he should have just that fixed idea.
Muller led his companions back to the commissioner's office and they made their report to Dr. von Riedau. Upon being questioned further, Pokorny stated: "I had very little to do with Winkler. We met only when he had a report to make to me or to show me his books, and we never met outside the office.
She crept slowly and tremblingly up the stairs behind the head bookkeeper and was very glad when she was left alone for a few minutes while Pokorny went in to see the commissioner. But as soon as his errand was known, both the bookkeeper and his companion were led into the office of Head Commissioner Dr. von Riedau, who had charge of the Hietzing murder case.
"He was here all day without interruption?" "Yes, sir, with the exception of the usual luncheon hour." "Did he have the handling of any money Monday?" "No, sir." "Thank you, Mr. Pokorny," said the merchant, handing his employee the evening paper and pointing to the notice which had so interested him. Pokorny read it, his face, like his employer's, growing more serious.
As if saddened by the impossibility of finding a single good word to say about the dead man, she left the office with drooping head and lagging step. Pokorny helped her into the cab that was already waiting before the door. The office force had got wind of the fact that something unusual had occurred and were all at the windows to see them drive off.
"I have a cab waiting for me. But it only holds two," volunteered Pokorny. "That doesn't matter, I'll sit on the box," answered the man addressed as Muller. "You are going with us?" asked Pokorny. "Yes, he will accompany you," replied the commissioner. "This is detective Muller, sir.
"It looks almost as if it must be Winkler, sir," he said, in a few moments. "We will soon find that out. I should like to go to the police station myself with this woman; she is Winkler's landlady but I think it will be better for you to accompany her. They will ask questions about the man which you will be better able to answer than I." Pokorny bowed and left the room. Mrs.
"From the general description and the initials on his linen, I believe it must be Leopold Winkler," answered Pokorny. "Mrs. Klingmayer has not seen him since Monday morning, nor has she had any message from him. He left the office Monday afternoon at 6 o'clock and that was the last time that we saw him.
There were so many twists and curves to them that I couldn't make them out. I think one of them was a W though, sir." "The other was probably an L then." "That might be, sir." "The younger clerks in the office may be able to tell something more about the watch," said Pokorny, "for they were quite interested in it for a while.
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