't have
been in the garden, or Burns would have seen it. He looked all around
for your brother."

For the first time Deever looked puzzled. He hesitated a long time
before he replied. Then he said:

"Jarvis must have thrown Pat's body over the wall. He must have hidden
it among the bushes in the direction of the river."

"Yes," Nick rejoined; "that seems probable."

"Well," cried Deever, "will you make the arrest?"

"I think not. The evidence does not seem to warrant it."

Deever threw up his hands in utter amazement.

"Not sufficient!" he exclaimed. "What remains to be proved?"

"I should like some evidence bearing on the question where the body was
hidden during the evening, and how it was got back to the garden."

"You don't mean to say that you will wait for that before taking this
man into custody?"

"Yes," said Nick, slowly; "I shall wait for that."

"But, meanwhile, how will you guard against his escape?"

"I will take him back to the hospital, where one of my assistants is
waiting. I will put him in charge of that officer, who will remain with
him until I feel justified in taking him to headquarters."

"Then you practically put him under arrest," said Deever, with evident
satisfaction.

"Yes; but it will not be known except to us who are here. I expect your
friends to be silent for the present."

"I'll answer for them," said Deever. "I know them all well, except that
man--where is that man?"

He looked around for Chick, but that individual had disappeared. He had
caught a glance from Nick when the latter had spoken of his assistant
at the hospital, and had immediately slipped away under the shadow of
the trees.

"That fellow will give it away," cried Deever. "That's what he sneaked
for. He'll sell the news to the papers."

"If he does we can't help it," said Nick. "And as for you, I judge that
you would not be sorry if he did."

"You are right," said Deever, looking grimly at Dr. Jarvis, "the sooner
this murderer is held up before the public the better I'll be pleased."

"I shall be sorry," said Nick, "and yet perhaps it will not make much
difference. In the meantime we will do what we can to keep the secret on
our part."

Deever chuckled. It was evident that he regarded the secret as already
out, and that he was entirely satisfied.

"Now come with me," said Nick to Jarvis, "and you others wait for me
here."

He led the doctor to his room in the hospital, where, of course, they
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