"Because we haven't satisfied ourselves about what Mason and the black valet were doing on the river with that boatman. If we find that the old gray-bearded fellow was the one who brought the body to the morgue, it would seem to indicate that Mason and the coon know something about how Mr. Dalton may have met his doom. Remember the object they had towing behind the boat may have been the old broker's corpse. We can find out by attending the coroner's inquest and gaining a glimpse of the man who picked up the body."
"Then we shall do so."
On the following day they went to the morgue again and there found the coroner and his jury.
The inquest was in progress.
As the boatman who found the body was the only witness present the Bradys saw him the moment they entered the building.
It proved that their suspicion was correct.
He was the same little old man whom they had seen rowing Mason and Johnson out on the river.
Satisfied of this and having learned his address, the detectives left the building with renewed hope in their hearts.
Outside, Harry said to his partner:
"It's the same fellow, sure enough."