It is his boot-tracks which led to and from the pit where the body was found.

A considerable sum of money has been stolen from the deceased, and we have ascertained that Ronald was in desperate straits for money.

Another point against Ronald is that Mr.
Glenthorpe was stabbed, and a knife which was used by Ronald at the dinner table that night is missing.

It is believed that the murder was committed with this knife.

But if you feel interested in the case, Mr.
Colwyn, you had better hear the report of Police Constable Queensmead." The chief constable touched a bell, and directed the policeman who answered it to bring in Constable Queensmead.
The policeman who appeared in answer to this summons was a thickset sturdy Norfolk man, with an intelligent face and shrewd dark eyes.