"Very well; I will attend to that later. Now, come with me."
Nick took Jones to the street. Musgrave got a policeman, and Jones was put in his care.
Musgrave remained on the watch for Mrs. Jones, while Nick went to get a report from Patsy, who was shadowing Gaspard.
Jones' last words to Nick were these:
"I am a victim of circumstances. I had nothing to do with the murder in the restaurant, nor with any attempt upon your life. You are doing me a grave injustice. If you were not as blind as a bat you would see who the real criminals are."
These words were pronounced in a calm and steady tone, and it cannot be denied that they produced a great effect upon Nick.
"If it should prove that I have wronged you," he said, "I will repay you for the injury to the limit of your demand."
And the detective did a lot of hard thinking while he was walking toward Gaspard's lodgings, where he expected to meet Patsy.
Certainly if Jones ever succeeded in establishing his innocence he would have won a friend in Nick Carter, whose good will is worth a fortune to any man.
Nick found Patsy outside the house where Gaspard lodged.