He fairly ran to the kitchen, reappearing almost at
once with anotherbowl.
I congratulate you on keen deduction you performed
that morning in thestudy, Charlie said. Carried it with her wherever she went, eh?
It is, my dearSing, the reddest necktie the eyes of man have seen. Like ol time,
chuckled Sing, patting him on the back. Ireckon, when I come to think of it, Id
forgive you for almost anything. And can we send back an armful of
apple-blossoms?
Cash would explain to you that you neednt
go.
Cash would explain to you that you neednt go.
Romano is sly and clever, repeated Charlie. He moved close to the old man, and in a
low confidential voice, he spokefor some ten minutes.
There conditions appeared to be somewhatchaotic.
But hetold me to go back to bed, and forget it. Youd better look into thematter when
you get to Pineview. Any time a girl like you comes to a hotel, ought to be some
sort ofcelebration.
I guess there aint much doubt hellbe there, waiting
for us. You will denounce me bitterly when I tell you, Chan replied.
Anyhow, he added more calmly, Ido not know the
name.
There was a tagon it, tellin what it was for. Chan
said good-by toSam Holt and hurried toward the pier.
Whenit came to brightening the day and atoning for
the weather, Cash tooksecond place to no man.
Do you know that Doctor Swan was murdered in that
house last night? And in my room last night, he said, you, yourself, hinted at
knowingsomething, too. An if you cave in on thpoint, I reckon I kin cave with
you.
It seems that you and I arerather out of things,
Mr. It seems Romano is already intouch with them.
An here hes been all mornin, stirrin up hivin knows
what. Theres a wire from Madames attorneys in New York askingme if it is true she
never signed the will.
Temperamental artists were not in the sheriffs
line. Inside, they found Sings statements somewhat inaccurate. I says to him, Sing
brought youblankets, I says, to wrap about Landini. I will not stay in this house
anotherday.