"He needs to be talked about," was the response. "I don't say he had anything to do with the murder—especially not after what you have said about Singa Phut. But Harry King needs watching."
"I agree with you. You say he and Larch have been looking at a packet of diamonds?"
"Yes; diamonds wrapped in those little squares of white paper that jewelers use. Looks like they'd been robbing a gem store."
"You don't know of any diamonds missing from Mrs. Darcy's stock, do you?" asked the colonel of Mr. Kettridge. "Mr. Young and I talked of this before but didn't settle it."
"No. But then she may have had a private stock of which Darcy nor I knew nothing. It is a point worth looking into."
"I agree with you. So stick to Harry, Jack, my boy."
"He won't require much sticking to at present. He and Larch are both so well pickled that they'll easily keep until morning."
"Well, watch them after that. Maybe you'd better put up at the
Homestead."
"I will, though I guess it won't be the Homestead long."
"Why not?"