“Ah! the sheriff has been here?”
“Yes, and a lot from the Maynard house.”
“Who, for one?”
“Anton Sawtelle for one. Got quite a clip, didn’t he?”
“Sure he did,” was the reply. “What questions did he ask?”
“Just about what you did. He wanted to know who left here on the morning train.”
“And you could not tell him?”
“Certainly not. The conductor may be able to, though.”
“Did Sawtelle give descriptions of people and ask you to verify them?”
“He asked for two men carrying the odor of rum, and for a black-haired girl.”