"
"And the woman?"
"Her name was Itsu San, I believe. I only saw her once, and that was in
the yard back of the house. She appeared young, and was very pretty for
a Jap, I guess. She is the first Jap woman I ever saw."
"What were her duties?"
"She was Miss Mowbray's maid, while Joy was the cook."
"And you say they are gone?"
"Yes. I saw Joy about eight o'clock, but when I searched the house after
the discovery of the body they were not there, and I could find nothing
that belonged to them."
"What are you going to do now?"
"I'm going to hit Farnsworth's trail, and I won't leave it till I run
him down and send him to the gallows."
"I don't think you will."
"I won't, eh? Why shouldn't I?"
"Because Farnsworth did not murder Miss Mowbray."
"Then who did?"
"I don't know; probably the Japanese, but I'm not too sure of that. I
believe you will pick up a surprise at the end of the string you are
following. At any rate, me for Farnsworth, and I give you fair warning
that I'm going to help him all I can until I am persuaded of his guilt."
"That's a fine way for a deputy United States marshal to talk."
"A better way than you are talking, for it is as much our duty to
protect men from injustice as it is to bring them to justice."
"That's enough of you for me then.
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