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Chapter 2
ThenexttomovewasSuperintendentDolan,whocameclosetoSergeantDawashesaid:
"Ihadbetterreturnnowtothestation—unless,ofcourse,youshouldwishmetoremainforawhile."
Heanswered,"IsJohnnyWrightstillinyourdivision?"
"Yes!Wouldyoulikehimtobewithyou?"Theothernoddedreply."ThenIwillsendhimontoyouassoonascanbearranged.Heshallthenstaywithyouaslongasyouwish.Iwilltellhimthatheistotakehisinstructionsentirelyfromyou."
TheSergeantaccompaniedhimtothedoor,sayingashewent:
"Thankyou,sir;youarealwaysthoughtfulformenwhoareworkingwithyou.Itisapleasuretometobewithyouagain.IshallgobacktoScotlandYardandreporttomychief.ThenIshallcallatChatwood’s;andIshallreturnhereassoonaspossible.IsupposeImaytakeit,miss,thatImayputuphereforadayortwo,ifrequired.Itmaybesomehelp,orpossiblysomecomforttoyou,ifIamabout,untilweunravelthismystery."
"Ishallbeverygratefultoyou."Helookedkeenlyatherforafewsecondsbeforehespokeagain.
"BeforeIgohaveIpermissiontolookaboutyourFather’stableanddesk?Theremightbesomethingwhichwouldgiveusaclue—oraleadatallevents."Heranswerwassounequivocalasalmosttosurprisehim.
