"That's it, I guess," he said. "See that funny shadow? It must be the position of the boxes. It looks almost like a person's shadow."
"Jupe is a lot of trouble," asserted Chefano. "I had to keep him up here all week."
"What! You left the cabin? Do you think it wise to hang out in this place?"
"Can't help it. A week ago — Monday it was — I left the door unlocked. He ran down to the road and attacked a farmer who was passing. Two men came along in a car and tried to help. Jupe might have killed all three, only he heard me whistling and ran back."
"Whew! That was bad. Did they follow him?"
"Yes. I explained that he was a half-wit, and that seemed to satisfy them. Tried to bluff it at first, but they saw Jupe in the window. I fixed things up, but I brought him over here after that. Left a light burning in the cabin for a couple of nights as a precaution."
"It would be bad if he was seen here."
"Nobody ever comes around this place. I let Jupe out occasionally. He runs around the graveyard. Once or twice he went down to the fence, but couldn't get out. I brought him back in a hurry."
"You certainly know how to handle him."
"Well, I had him in Italy, that year I traveled with a circus so the police would know I was behaving myself. Then I sent him over here with another fellow who understood him. I got him back when I came over here, and he's proved useful in this job."