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He finished his pipe and said oracularly, 'We must get at the evidence. HE FINISHED HIS PIPE AND SAID ORACULARLY WE MUST GET AT THE EVIDENCE
l did not care to scrape through by the benefit of a doubt. He wanted the whole thing cleared; but, as he said one night, 'He can prove anything with servants' evidence, and I've only my bare word.' This was almost a month before the case came on; and beyond agreeing with Biel, we could do little. All that we could be sure of was that the native evidence would be bad enough to blast Biel's character for the rest of his service; for when a native begins perjury he perjures himself thoroughly. He does not boggle over details. Some genius at the end of the table whereat the affair was being talked over, said, 'Look here! I don't believe lawyers are any good. Get a man to wire to Strickland, and beg him to come down and pull us through.' Strickland was about a hundred and eighty miles up the line. He had not long been married to Miss Youghal, but he scented in the telegram a chance of return to the old detective work that his soul lusted after, and next time he came in and heard our story. R FIFTY FOUR RUPEES BUT BEALE DID NOT CARE TO SCRAPE THROUGH BY THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT HE WANTED THE WHOLE THING CLEARED BUT AS HE SAID ONE NIGHT HE CAN PROVE ANYTHING WITH SERVANTS EVIDENCE AND I HAVE ONLY MY BARE WORD THIS WAS ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THE CASE CAME ON AND BEYOND AGREEING WITH BEALE WE COULD DO LITTLE ALL THAT WE COULD BE SURE OF WAS THAT THE NATIVE EVIDENCE WOULD BE BAD ENOUGH TO BLAST BEALE'S CHARACTER FOR THE REST OF HIS SERVICE FOR WHEN A NATIVE BEGINS PERJURY HE PURGES HIMSELF THOROUGHLY HE DOES NOT BOGGLE OVER DETAILS SOME GENIUS AT THE END OF THE TABLE WHEREAT THE AFFAIR WAS BEING TALKED OVER SAID LOOK HERE I DON'T BELIEVE LAWYERS ARE ANY GOOD GET A MAN TO WIRE TO STRICKLAND AND BEG HIM TO COME DOWN AND PULL US THROUGH STRICKLAND WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MILES UP THE LINE HE HAD NOT LONG BEEN MARRIED TO MISS UGAL BUT HE SENT IT IN THE TELEGRAM A CHANCE TO RETURN TO THE OLD DETECTIVE WORK THAT HIS SOUL LUSTED AFTER AND NEXT TIME HE CAME IN AND HEARD OUR STORY
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