“Now, pay close attention, Chick.�
“Yes.�
“I want you to go now, at once, to Judge Masters, of the General Sessions; tell him that I sent you, and that you are carrying out my orders.�
“Yes.�
“I want you to swear out a warrant before him, on information and belief, and get him to issue it from the bench, charging Madge Hurd-Babbington with the crime of murder, in aiding and abetting one Thomas Lynne, former secretary and valet to J. Cephas Lynne, in the actual commission of that crime. Have you got that?�
There was a sharp exclamation, quickly suppressed, from the chief, who was seated near the detective, as Chick replied:
“Yes. I’ve got that. It’s going some, isn’t it?�
“A little. Then swear out a second warrant for Thomas Lynne, for murder—and have them both regular in every particular. Tell the judge that I know exactly whereof I speak; and tell him also that I want the entire matter kept absolutely still until we deliver our prisoners at the headquarters of police in New York City. Have you got all that, straight and regular?â€�
“Yes; but who in the world is Thomas Lynne?�
“You’ll find that out when you get here.�