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"I've had a rare morning's work, and made a discovery, and you and me, my lad, have got to have about as serious a bit of talk as we've had since I came here." Mitchington pushed his papers aside and showed his keen attention. "You remember what that young fellow told us last night about that man Collishaw paying in fifty pounds to the Second Friendly two days before his death," said Jettison.
"I'll tell you now who old Harker is, Mitchington," he said. "You may as well know. I thought Mr. Jettison might recognize the name. Harker is no retired London tradesman he's a retired member of your profession, Mr. Jettison. He was in his day one of the smartest men in the service of your department. Only he's transposed his name ask them at the Yard if they remember Harker Simpson?
And when he had helped both to a drink, he took one himself, and tumbler in hand, dropped into his easy chair again. "We saw your light, doctor so I took the liberty of dropping into tell you a bit of news," observed the inspector. "But I haven't introduced my friend this is Detective-Sergeant Jettison, of the Yard we've got him down about this business must have help, you know."
And as if to show his visitor that he realized the seriousness of the occasion, he nodded meaningly at his door. "All safe, here, sir!" he whispered. "Well fitting doors in these old houses knew how to make 'em in those days. No chance of being overheard here what can I do for you, sir?" "Thank you much obliged to you," said Jettison. "No objection to my pipe, I suppose? Just so.
Unless we could do something before the flood the buccaneers would without doubt get the vessel off, for she had not sufficient way on when she struck to run her deep into the sand, and they had only to jettison a part of her cargo to float her. I walked apart with Cludde and Punchard, all three of us at our wit's end.
Here it was necessary to be more secret, and to insist on more secrecy than with the secretary of the Second Friendly, and to produce all his credentials and give all his reasons. But Jettison drew that covert blank, and the next, too, and it was not until he had been closeted for some time with the authorities of the third bank that he got, the information he wanted.
"There are two such societies in the town the first's patronized by small tradesmen and the like; the second by workingmen. The second does take deposits from its members. The office is in Fladgate secretary's name outside Mr. Stebbing. What are you after?" "Tell you later," said Jettison. "Just an idea."
"I'll take a look at it some time," said Jettison, putting the pamphlet in his pocket. "Well, now, I also understand that Collishaw was in the habit of bringing you a bit of saved money now and then a sort of saving fellow, wasn't he?" Stebbing nodded assent and reached for a ledger which lay on the farther side of his desk.
"It may be Jettison here a man of experience thinks it'll be found to be that Brake, or Braden as we call him was murdered because of his possession of that secret about the jewels.
Ah! well, between you and me, Mr. Stebbing, I'm down here in connection with that Collishaw case you know." "I know, sir poor fellow!" said the secretary. "Cruel thing, sir, if the man was put an end to. One of our members, was Collishaw, sir." "So I understand," remarked Jettison. "That's what I've come about. Bit of information, on the quiet, eh? Strictly between our two selves for the present."
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