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However, no one has
said there was anything there except the tramp of feet going back
and forth on the old pavements outside. Two or three times shots
have been heard, and on the dock where most of the alleged
mysterious doings have taken place we have found one very new
exploded shell of a cartridge."
Craig took the shell which O'Connor drew from another pocket and
trying to fit the bullet and the cartridge together remarked "both
from a .44, probably one of those old-fashioned, long-barrelled
makes."
"There," concluded O'Connor ruefully, "you know all we know of the
thing so far."
"I may keep these for the present?" inquired Kennedy, preparing to
pocket the shell and the bullet, and from his very manner I could
see that as a matter of fact he already knew a great deal more
about the case than the police. "Take us down to this old house
and dock, if you please."
Over and over, Craig paced up and down the dilapidated dock, his
keen eyes fastened to the ground, seeking some clue, anything that
would point to the marauders.


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