I was there long enough to overhear a large part of your conversation.

I know why you consented to close down La Rosita for the present; I know your connection with this gang of crooks from New York; I know that Fred Cavendish was not murdered, but is being held a prisoner somewhere, until Enright, here, can steal his money under some legal form.

I know you have claimed, and been promised, your share of the swag--isn't that true ?" "It's very damn interesting anyway--but not so easy to prove.

What next ?" "This: Enright told you who Stella Donovan was, and what he suspected her object might be.

Force is the only method you know anything about, and no other means occurred to you whereby the girl could be quickly put out of the way.