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Knapp smiled as if a child had asked him this question; but he answered him good-humouredly enough. "You see the dagger lying here with which the deed was done, and you see the bread that was bought from Loton with a twenty-dollar bill of Agatha Webb's money. In these you can read my answer." "Good evidence," acknowledged Sweetwater "very good evidence, especially when we remember that Mr.
"What if we find them gone to bed?" "We will wake them," said the constable. "I cannot go back without being myself assured that no more money like that given to Loton remains in the house." "Very well," remarked Knapp, and going up to the door before him, he struck a resounding knock sufficiently startling in that place of silence. But loud as the summons was it brought no answer.
Loton was greatly pleased with the music played that night, and had all her windows open in order to hear it, and she says we were playing 'Money Musk' when that knocking came to disturb her. Now, gentlemen, we played 'Money Musk' just before we were called out to supper, and as we went to supper promptly at one, you can see just how my calculation was made.
Up, and to Church; where Alderman Backewell's wife, and mother, and boy, and another gentlewoman, did come, and sit in our pew; but no women of our own there, and so there was room enough. Our Parson made a dull sermon, and so home to dinner; and, after dinner, my wife and I out by coach, and Balty with us, to Loton, the landscape-drawer, a Dutchman, living in St.
I don't like to intrude into such company, but I have something to tell you which may be of use, sirs, though it isn't any great thing, either." "Something about the murder which has taken place?" asked the coroner, in a milder tone. He knew Loton well, and realised the advisability of encouragement in his case. "The murder! Oh, I wouldn't presume to say anything about the murder.
Why should he send us such a man? Could he not see the matter demanded extraordinary skill and judgment?" "Oh, this fellow may have skill. But he is so unpleasant. I hate to deal with folks of such fish-like characteristics. But who is this?" he asked as a gentle tap was heard at the door. "Why, it's Loton. What can he want here?"
And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's. Here his attack was warier. Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
Up, and to Church; where Alderman Backewell's wife, and mother, and boy, and another gentlewoman, did come, and sit in our pew; but no women of our own there, and so there was room enough. Our Parson made a dull sermon, and so home to dinner; and, after dinner, my wife and I out by coach, and Balty with us, to Loton, the landscape-drawer, a Dutchman, living in St.
Seamour to visit me, a talking fellow; but I hear by him that Captain Trevanion do give it out every where that I did over-rule the whole Court-martiall against him, so long as I was there. And perhaps I may receive at this time some wrong by it; but I care not, for what I did was out of my desire to do justice. 11th. To Loton the landscape-drawer, a Dutchman, living in St.
We are about to make a call on two of our oldest and most respectable townsfolk. If in the course of that call I choose to make mention of the twenty-dollar bill left with Loton, well and good, but if not, you are to take my reticence as proof of my own belief that they had nothing to do with it." Two of the party bowed; Knapp, only, made no sign. "There is no light in the window," observed Abel.
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