Burt smiled.
“I’m not going to believe that story,” he said.
“Do you know Monte Murphy?”
“The ‘fence’?”
“Yes; he’s got the diamond.”
“Then he purchased it?”
“No.”
“Explain.”
Enoch told how Monte had captured the Eye of Jobu. He took particular care not to mention anything concerning his last interview with Mike Quick.
“So,” remarked Burt, “you let old Monte Murphy do you?”