If you don't mind, we'll have him in." "By all means," the station-master answered.

"I am afraid that you will find this rather a serious affair.

We have left everything untouched so far as we could." The second detective was assisted to clamber up into the car.

It seemed, however, as though the whole force of Scotland Yard could scarcely do much towards elucidating an affair which, with every question which was asked and answered, grew more mysterious.

The papers upon the table before the dead man were simply circulars and prospectuses of no possible importance.