Then news reached us that a dastardly murder had been committed in the suburbs of Brisbane, and that the police were unable to obtain any clue as to the identity of the person accountable for it.

Two or three men were arrested on suspicion, but were immediately discharged on being in a position to give a satisfactory account of their actions on the night of the murder.

It struck me that I should like to take up the case, and with the confidence of youth, I applied to the Commissioner for permission to be allowed to try my hand at unravelling the mystery.
What they thought of my impudence I cannot say, but the fact remains that my request, after being backed up by my Inspector, was granted.

The case was a particularly complicated one, and at one time I was beginning to think that I should prove no more successful than the others had been.

Instead of deterring me, however, this only spurred me on to greater efforts.