The young fellow seemed totally unconcerned.
“You know what I mean.”
“I don’t, just the same.”
“Have you been in Murphy’s bedroom to-day?”
Burt had once visited that room before, in searching for stolen goods, and he knew the “fence” slept there.
“Yes.”
“What does all that blood on the bed and carpet mean?”
“I wish you’d tell me,” said Tony. “It rather puzzles me.”
“You know, and you must explain.”
“I can’t.”