Part 28 (1/2)
”In one way, it did not But why did you send the British police after me?”
”As a ent had to go to theht be better if they kept a watch on you You'd got busy about some mysterious business What was it?”
”I can't tell you,” said Foster bluntly ”It only concernselse; I'll come to that later
What about the ht, why didn't he send ot on the wrong track, we thought we'd let them follow it, but they were smarter than we reckoned and we lost them”
”Then you made use of me, at my risk, as the Scottish police did afterwards?” Foster rejoined ”I don't know that I'vethrown off the Montreal express and chased across the Border bogs”
”Iof the kind,” Hulton oith a so What have you found out?”
Foster handed him Graham's letter and the check on the American bank, but not the circular check for Daly Hulton's face showed stern satisfaction and he gave Foster a very grateful look
”I owe you et the service These papers prove conspiracy and robbery, and clear arbled account of his intervieith Grahahtfully
”Its plain that you're keeping so back, but if it's your or your partner's business, I suppose I can't object I believe you ”
”Thank you,” said Foster ”What have you found out about Daly?”
”Enough to shoasn't at the factory the night Fred was killed,”
Hulton answered with stern self-control ”But he was in the plot and is being watched in Scotland”
”Then you don't know that he's in Canada?”
Hulton stretched out his hand to a bell, but Foster stopped hiot to leave Daly to ents or the police after hiht's train”
”The train goes west,” Hulton answered ly
”It does, but if I think I'm followed, I'll spoil the trail”
Hulton's eyes flashed and his face set very hard ”Thethat killed my son and tried to blacken his naue down”
”I edly
After a reement ”Very well; I allow you have a claiot on his track”
”I must take the risk of that,” Foster replied and left the factory a few minutes afterwards
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