“Furthermore,” added Nick, “he had only Royal’s maudlin intimation as to where Kendall might be found, and he would not have banked so heavily on them as to have traveled post-haste to Fordham.”
“Possibly not, Nick.”
“He must have gone directly out there, however, for it was after eight o’clock when he left the faro-bank, and we have the physician’s word for it that the murder was committed about nine o’clock.”
“That’s true.”
“No, no, Chick, some other motive took Flood out to Fordham last night, and only the devil himself could guess just what occurred there.”
“You don’t believe that he killed Kendall?”
“Not by a long chalk!”
“I’d wager all I possess against that.”
“But what about young Royal?”
“He’s an open question.”