Both were out of work, both were German, and both liked beer.

My friend had just enough money to satisfy this latter craving.

In a month or so they were intimate friends and used to go fishing together down the bay.

At last, after many months, the criminal disclosed to the detective his plan of blackmailing my client, and suggested that as two heads were better than one they had better make it a joint venture.

The detective pretended to balk at the idea at first, but was finally persuaded, and at the other's request undertook the delivery of the blackmailing letters to my client! Inside of three weeks he had in his possession enough evidence in the criminal's own handwriting to send him to a prison for the rest of his life.