For a moment the chief sat in startled silence.
Then he whistled.
“Whew!” he exclaimed. “I never dreamed of such a thing. But—I can see it plainly now.”
“The two cases are one.”
“Yes.”
“We can easily undertake your case for you.”
“On my word, this is a surprise,” said the chief. “But this is light upon the mystery. We now know the identity of the victim.”
“Beyond a doubt.”
“It is easy to assume that the young girl was decoyed to Fifteenth street and foully murdered.”
“For what purpose?”