nodded.
"There remains the other half of the evidence," he said grimly, and when an hour later, the village constable returned to report that in spite of his most careful search he had failed to discover the dead man's revolver, his anticipations were realized.
The next morning John Lexman was lodged in Lewes gaol on a charge of wilful murder.
A telegram brought Mansus from London to Beston Tracey, and T.X.
received him in the library.
"I sent for you, Mansus, because I suffer from the illusion that you have more brains than most of the people in my department, and that's not saying much." "I am very grateful to you, sir, for putting me right with Commissioner," began Mansus, but T.X.stopped him.
"It is the duty of every head of departments," he said oracularly, "to shield the incompetence of his subordinates.

It is only by the adoption of some such method that the decencies of the public life can be observed.

Now get down to this." He gave a sketch of the case from start to finish in as brief a space of time as possible.
"The evidence against Mr.Lexman is very heavy," he said.

"He borrowed money from this man, and on the man's body were found particulars of the very Promissory Note which Lexman signed.

Why he should have brought it with him, I cannot say.