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He had no intention of killing Hume." "But why did Sagon do it? he must have had it in mind when he bought the bayonet at Bernstine's," said Pendleton, looking at Ashton-Kirk. "He had. Do you recall how Burgess' report spoke of a league of smugglers in Europe of which Hume was a leading spirit, and also of how they had been captured and nearly all but Hume were tried and convicted?" "Yes."
Military goods houses, such as Bernstine's, usually advertise each lot they receive; and I considered it possible that the murderer might have been attracted by this notice and procured the weapon from them. If he did, we may get some trace of him by inquiring at Bernstine's. But," flinging his arms wide and yawning as though weary of the subject, "that is work for to-morrow.
As they got in, he said: "We'd better go to Bernstine's first. It's the nearest and on our way to the station." A twenty minute's run through a baffling maze of vehicles brought them to the curb before a store with a very conspicuous modern front of plate glass and metal. Inside they inquired for one of the Messrs.
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