And I tell you he was the sort of man that carried his money about him--he was foolish that way.

And then he'd a very valuable watch and chain--he told me they were a presentation, and cost nearly a hundred pounds.

And of course, he'd a pocket-book full of papers." "This pocket-book ?" asked the sergeant.
"Aye, that's it, right enough," assented Miss Pett.

"But he always had it bursting with bits of letters and papers.

You don't mean to say you found it empty?
You did ?--very well then, I'm no fool, and I say that if he's been murdered, there's been some reason for it altogether apart from robbing him of what money and things he had on him! Whoever's taken his papers wanted 'em bad!" "About his habits, now ?" said the sergeant, ignoring Miss Pett's suggestion.