He immediately called up the Secret Service Bureau at Washington and made a full report of the matter.
They had already heard of it from Albany it appeared.
The result was Old King Brady received orders to go ahead and wind up the case as speedily as possible.
The old detective now did some talking on his own account, wanting to know what he should do with Mrs. Butler and Ethel.
His advice was asked, and it was to drop them as he could not see that it would pay to do otherwise, and this he was told to do.
Thus it became a necessity to finish up the case.
Mr. Clemmens left, and shortly afterward Harry and Alice came in.
Mrs. Butler had called, it appeared.
There had been a pretty hot scene between the pair, after which they went away together.
"Let them bury their dead and go about their business," said Old King Brady. "Meanwhile we will go after the boy and the cash."