A murderous fury burned in Collins's mind and he was intent on killing the merchant.

He didn't plan to kill and get away undetected.

Not much! His was to have been a heroic killing, followed by a glorious acquittal in a courtroom crowded with sympathizers who recognized in him a noble defender of the American home.

No secret murder satisfies the vengeance of such a man.

Had he committed the murder he would have surrendered immediately and tried to justify the act before an applauding public." "No, it does not look like the crime of a wronged husband," agreed Greig.
"Besides," Britz went on, "we have evidence of a reconciliation between Collins and his wife.