"Remember, I have given you fair warning. You cannot arrest La Croix on Canadian soil for smuggling."
And the veiled woman in deep mourning, who accosted the old detective in a dark street in Toronto, turned as if to walk away.
This happened several weeks after the Bradys reached Buffalo.
They had been vainly searching for La Croix and his wife.
On the night in question, Old King Brady had gone out from his hotel alone, when the woman in mourning met him in the street.
The light of a street lamp fell upon them.
She gave a slight start and began to follow him.
When he discovered this and turned around, asking why she was dogging his footsteps, she gave the above recorded answer.
By her mentioning his name, he realized that she knew him, and he at once suspected she was La Croix's wife.
He resolved to fathom the mystery of her identity.