she may be or have to do with the case. There’s only one thing Sinclair will not talk about freely and that is women—and this precious crew of Mexican friends of his. I’m afraid we shall have to go it alone on that end of it, without any assistance from him. All I was able to get, besides a word or two from him, was the gossip out there.” He paused, then went on, “I wonder if we can’t pool our interests, Kennedy, and work together on these cases?”
“Burke,” exclaimed Craig, for the moment showing a glimpse of the excitement that was surging through his mind, “I had no idea when I took up this case of Valcour for McBride of the Vanderveer that I should be doing my country a service also. When are you going up to Westport again?”
Burke looked at his watch. He was evidently considering what Kennedy had told him about the Mexican cabaret. It was growing late and there was little chance of his getting anything there now, or in fact tomorrow, until night-time came again.
“I can go tomorrow,” he answered, evidently only too glad to have Kennedy’s co-operation. “I’ll go up there with you myself at any time you say.”
“I shall be ready and meet you at the earliest train,” replied Craig.
Burke extended a hand to each of us as we parted.
Kennedy shook it cordially.
“We must succeed in unraveling this affair now at any cost,” he said simply.
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