‘No. At least I didn’t see them, but I did see the money go.’
‘But didn’t you see who took it?’
He shook his head.
‘The guy’s smart He kept hidden. I think he was probably standing on one of the girders that support the shaft head. It was pitch dark up there. Anyway, he must have been above the roof of the shed. He had a fishing rod. One of those deep-sea rods, I should imagine. It would have to be something pretty hefty to take the weight of those parcels. He just dropped a hook on the parcel and fished it off the roof into the darkness. I never heard a sound or caught a glimpse of him. It was damned spooky seeing those parcels take off in the moonlight until I tumbled to what he was doing.’
‘Yes, that’s smart. Did he see you, Jack?’
‘Not a chance.’
‘Don’t be too sure. I saw you.’
‘I’ll bet my life you didn’t. Besides, I didn’t arrive until you were driving away. I saw your tail lights. And when I reached the mine I was crawling around like a Red Indian.’
‘Well, I saw someone as I was leaving.’
‘It couldn’t have been me.’