“There, sir, you have me beat. Nothing! Or nothing anyhow that I could find.”
“Was the Napier a four-seater?”
“Five. Three behind and two in front.”
“A coach body?”
“No, but with a good canvas cover, and he put it up, too, before starting.”
“Raining?”
“Neither raining nor like rain: nor no wind neither.”
“How long was he here altogether?”
“Not more than five or six minutes. He left just as soon as he could change the cars.”
French, having put a few more questions, got the proprietor to write out a detailed description of the Napier. Next, he begged the use of the garage telephone and repeated the description to the Yard, asking that it should be circulated among the force without delay. Finally he thanked the stout Mr. Hackworth for his help, and with Constable Wilson left the establishment.