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Furthermore, Venner's visit was made only yesterday afternoon, less than twenty-four hours before the robbery occurred. It seems hardly probable that Boyden was already in league with the Kilgore gang; and, if he was not, it is even less probable that he so quickly got in touch with them." "By Jove! that's so," cried Chick.
Garside remarked that he appeared quite anxious to leave the diamonds until Venner should return. That would have been very natural on his part, in case he was then co-operating with the party who finally secured them." "The same objection again arises, however," argued Nick. "Boyden is not employed at Venner's, and therefore has not access to his letter paper.
"But there's a 'scuse fer Boyden," chuckled Nate Burnham, the old fellow behind the stove, as he relighted his pipe, and puffed a few times to determine if it intended to burn. "There's a sort er 'scuse fer Boyden," he repeated, "fer his children have growd up, so he ain't got no use fer schools, and fellers like him don't pay fer things they ain't a usin'."
Hafferman to send the stones here as soon as convenient," replied the messenger. "Mr. Hafferman did not know your clerk personally, so I was sent here to deliver the stones." "What is your name, young man?" "Harry Boyden, sir. I have worked for Mr. Hafferman for nearly five years. I think you will find that the order was properly sent." "Wait just a moment, Mr. Boyden," suggested Garside, smiling.
The building committee consisted of John Chandler, Joshua Bigelow, Josiah Brewer, John Curtis, James Putnam. Daniel Boyden, James Goodwin, Jacob Hemmenway, David Bigelow, Samuel Moore, and Elisha Smith. The entire expense of the building was £1,542. Since the date of its erection there have been many changes and additions, so that it now presents but little of the appearance of its former self.
I since have shown her some attention." "Quite natural, I am sure," observed Nick, smiling indifferently. "As you remarked, however, none of that appears to be material. I understand, Mr. Venner, that you were absent when Boyden brought the diamonds here this morning." "I was," bowed Venner.
On the evening preceding he called at the house, but Aunt Pattie Boyden, who was more than anxious to have Constance marry the second cousin of Lord Yawpingham, told him with poorly concealed satisfaction that Constance was too ill to see him.
Hafferman himself remained with me while we discussed the matter." "Do you know the clerk's name?" "Boyden, I think, he was called." "The same who brought the diamonds here this morning," put in Mr. Garside. "His name is Harry Boyden." Nick made a note of it in a small book which he drew from his pocket. "Did you make any deal at that time regarding the diamonds?" he inquired.
What signified the pin-punctured wrapping paper, and the empty jewel casket, in the dead girl's possession? Had the casket contained jewels of great value? Had the girl been robbed of them, and then foully murdered in some mysterious way? Was Harry Boyden, the clerk employed by Hafferman, the last to leave the girl that fateful afternoon? Was he responsible for her death?
Pattie Boyden, and she's so pretty that even women forgive her. Anything else you want to know?" "Yes. Why do I want to bite Paul Gresham?" "Hush!" admonished Loring. "He is the remnant of one of our very best imported families, and he needs the money. He sells a piece of father's property every year, and he haunts Miss Joy like a pestilence. I think he's mixed up in her million some way or other.
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