“I have an opinion about that.”
“What is it?”
“Murdock was probably lurking near the spot where the boy fell, shot. When you took me into the house he probably returned, carried the corpse away and hid it in order to conceal the evidence of his crime.”
“That’s a reasonable supposition, but how did you secure the warrant for the man’s arrest?”
“By swearing that I saw him murder the boy.”
“Did you witness the deed?”
“Yes, I stood only fifty feet away.”
“Then we will have no trouble to take him.”
Just then Barney came out and joined them.
He carried an old fiddle upon which he was used to playing, and struck up a lively reel.