“I am sure of it.”
“But what could he enter my room for?” asked Allerton.
“The answer we will give you speedily,” replied Old King Brady. “Overhaul your wardrobe. We must search every corner of this room.”
“You puzzle me!”
“Never mind. Do as I say!”
“Oh, certainly!”
The young cashier went through his wardrobe. To his horror a suit of clothes was found smeared with blood.
In the coat pocket was a bloody knife.
The detectives kept grimly at work. Other incriminating evidence was quickly produced.
The young cashier was aghast.