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           Thebridgewasintentionallyopened,andnotleftopenbythenegligenceoftheguard;andconnectingwiththisfacttheguard’sdisappearance,wemayconcludethatthewretchedfellowwasanaccompliceoftheseruffians."

           Thepolice-officershookhisheadatthisinference.

           "Youdonotagreewithme?"saidMr.Mitchell.

           "No,notastothecomplicityoftheguard."

           "Well,butgrantingthatcomplicity,wemayattributethecrimetothenativeswhohaunttheMurray.Withouthimtheblackscouldneverhaveopenedaswing-bridge;theyknownothingofitsmechanism."

           "Exactlyso,"saidthepolice-inspector.

           "Well,"addedMr.Mitchell,"wehavetheevidenceofaboatmanwhoseboatpassedCamdenBridgeat10:40P.M.,thatthebridgewasproperlyshutafterhepassed."

           "True."

           "Well,afterthatIcannotseeanydoubtastothecomplicityoftheguard."

           Thepolice-officershookhisheadgently,butcontinuously.

           "Thenyoudon’tattributethecrimetothenatives?"

           "Notatall."

           "Towhomthen?"

           Justatthismomentanoisewasheardfromabouthalfamileuptheriver.Acrowdhadgathered,andquicklyincreased.Theysoonreachedthestation,andintheirmidstweretwomencarryingacorpse.Itwasthebodyoftheguard,quitecold,stabbedtotheheart.Themurderershadnodoubthoped,bydraggingtheirvictimtoadistance,thatthepolicewouldbeputonawrongscentintheirfirstinquiries.Thisdiscovery,atanyrate,justifiedthedoubtsofthepolice-inspector.Thepoorblackshadhadnohandinthematter.