"An old pocket-book--nothing in it, though." "That was his," remarked Cotherstone.

"I've seen it before.

He used to carry it in an inner pocket.

Empty, do you say ?--no papers ?" "Not a scrap of anything," answered the policeman, handing the book over to his sergeant, and proceeding to search further.

"We'd best to see if there's any footprints about." "You'd better examine that path, then," said Garthwaite.