"Have you heard anything?" asked Bonner with faithful regularity when
Anderson came home each night. He referred to the chase for the
fugitives.
"Nothin' worth while," replied Anderson dismally. "Uncle Jimmy Borton
had a letter from Albany to-day, an' his son-in-law said three strange
men had been seen in the Albany depot the other day. I had Uncle Jimmy
write an' ast him if he had seen anybody answerin' the description, you
know. But the three men he spoke of took a train for New York, so I
suppose they're lost by this time. It's the most bafflin' case I ever
worked on."
"Has it occurred to you that the real leader was in this neighbourhood
at the time? In Boggs City, let us say. According to Rosa--Miss Gray's
story, the man Sam went out nightly for instructions. Well, he either
went to Boggs City or to a meeting place agreed upon between him and his
superior. It is possible that he saw this person on the very night of my
own adventure. Now, the thing for us to do is to find out if a stranger
was seen in these parts on that night. The hotel registers in Boggs City
may give us a clew. If you don't mind, Mr. Crow, I'll have this New York
detective, who is coming up to-morrow, take a look into this phase of
the case. It won't interfere with your plans, will it?" asked Bonner,
always considerate of the feelings of the good-hearted, simple-minded
old marshal.
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