Somebody might have stolen one of his cords.

But there are other pig-killers in the town, of course." "Not on this side the town, there aren't," remarked another policeman.
"What is plain," continued the doctor, looking at Cotherstone and the others, "is that Kitely was strangled by this rope, and that everything on him of any value was taken.

You'd better find out what he had, or was likely to have, on him, sergeant.

Ask the housekeeper." Miss Pett came from the inner room, where she had already begun her preparations for laying out the body.

She was as calm as when Bent first told her of what had occurred, and she stood at the end of the table, the cord between her and her questioners, and showed no emotion, no surprise at what had occurred.
"Can you tell aught about this, ma'am ?" asked the sergeant.