“You have possession of the Waffles dog at the present time?” asked Detective Gubb.
“In yonder,” said Mustard, pointing over his shoulder. “Say, what’s the joke O’Hara was cookin’ up, anyway?”
“You accompany yourself with me to the office of Judge Mackinnon,” said Mr. Gubb, “and you’ll discover it out for yourself and I’ll remunerate you to twenty dollars also. Fetch the dog.”
Mr. Gubb, quite properly, left Mustard and Waffles in his own office while he visited Mr. Higgins and Mr. Burch, collecting two hundred dollars from each. Then he turned Mr. Mustard Bilton over to them.
“You signed those wills of O’Hara’s,” said Mr. Burch when all had gathered in Judge Mackinnon’s office. “Do you know which you signed last?”
“Sure, I do,” said Mustard.
Mr. Burch handed him the double will.
“Which did you sign last?” asked Mr. Burch energetically.
Mustard took the document and looked at it. The Kinsey side was toward him.