d used such convincing arguments that they
willingly agreed to disinter the body. My arguments were brief, but
cogent, and were presented to them about in the following way:

"Mr. Grave-digger, you look like a man of discretion, who knows how to
open his hands and shut his mouth. I wish to obtain the body of the late
Mrs. Pattmore for a short time. I will give you several excellent
reasons why you will be willing to let me have it. In the first place,
I will give you twenty-five dollars for the job; secondly,----"

"Wa-al, I guess you needn't go any furder," drawled the grave-digger,
with a knowing wink; "twenty-five o' them reasons are enough for me; so
just tell me where you want the body, and I'll see that it's
forthcoming."

I have always found that half the argument may be dispensed with if the
matter is only _presented in the proper light_.

In accordance with the agreement, therefore, the body was again taken
from the grave in the presence of Mr. Wells, Sheriff Tomlinson, Dr.
Stuart, my detectives, and myself; the necessary parts were removed by
the Doctor, and the body was re-buried; finally, the Doctor placed the
portions which had been removed in a jar of alcohol, and it was then
sealed up to await the Doctor's analysis.

Of one thing I felt certain; and that was, that the regular
grave-diggers and the body-snatchers of the night before were the same
persons; hence, I feared that they might give Pattmore information of
our proceedings. I communicated my opinion to the Sheriff, and suggested
that a slight hint from him might induce the men to keep silence for
their own protection. Accordingly he spoke to them about the occurrence
of the previous night, and said that for the present he did not intend
to make any investigation to learn who were the body-snatchers on that
occasion.

"But," he added, significantly, "if I ever discover that Mr. Pattmore,
or any one else, has been informed of this action which I have just
taken, I shall consider it my duty as Sheriff, to bring to punishment
immediately the men who attempted to rob this grave last night--_and I
don't think I shall have any trouble in finding them_."

While returning to the city, I impressed upon Sheriff Tomlinson the
necessity of procuring all the evidence that could be reached relative
to Mrs. Pattmore's death. I asked him particularly to find the nurses
who attended her, and to learn all that they could tell about the
symptoms of the patient