Here he was delivered to State officers to await requisition papers.
Then the Bradys scoured Boston for a clew to the trio.
Meanwhile, Evelyn Grimm had gone back to New York in the care of friends who were bound to see her wrongs righted.
It is needless to say that a tremendous sensation was created when the facts concerning Evelyn Grimm’s experience were made known.
It was known now, as overheard by Old King Brady, that the bones found in the tenement ruins were those of the last of Martin Van’s innumerable wives.
He had killed her in a fit of anger and by the suggestion of Napoleon Blood, had arranged clews to suggest that Evelyn was the victim instead.
Certainly the plot had for a time worked well.
Even such keen detectives as the Bradys had certainly been deceived.
The case had now simmered down to one thread and this the Bradys were taking up.
It consisted namely in the chase and capture of the Tough Trio.