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II As Seen By Detective Sweetwater | Anna Katharine Green | |
XXII O. B. Again |
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"Two 0. B.s! Isn't that incredible, Mr. Gryce?" Yes, it is incredible; but the incredible is not the impossible. The man you've been shadowing denies that these expressive effusions of Miss Challoner were meant for him. Let us see, then, if we can find the man they were meant for." "The second 0. B.?" Yes." Sweetwater's face instantly lit up. "Do you mean that I - after my egregious failure - am not to be kept on the dunce's seat? That you will give me this new job?" "Yes. We don't know of a better man. It isn't your fault, you said it yourself, that water couldn't be squeezed out of a millstone." "The Superintendent - how does he feel about it?" "He was the first one to mention you." "And the Inspector?" "Is glad to see us on a new tack." A pause, during which the eager light in the young detective's eye clouded over. Presently he remarked: "How will the finding of another 0. B. alter Mr. Brotherson's position? He still will be the one person on the spot, known to have cherished a grievance against the victim of this mysterious killing. To my mind, this discovery of a more favoured rival, brings in an element of motive which may rob our self-reliant friend of some of his complacency. We may further, rather than destroy, our case against Brotherson by locating a second 0.B." Mr. Gryce's eyes twinkled. |
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