Duke. "Just tell Macfarlane to
send David Flett in, will you?"
Flett came in and took his place before the magistrates, and gave
information as to the time of my leaving the Falcon on Friday
night.
Mr. Thomson, questioning him, asked:
"Do you know of any motive that the lad Ericson might have in
committing this crime? Was there any enmity between him and
Lothian?"
"Certainly not. How could ye think so, Mr. Thomson?" said my
skipper. "Why, Colin and Halcro were most friendly. It seems to me
ridiculous that anyone should ever suspect such a thing o' the
lad!"
Mr. Duke here rang his bell and told Macfarlane to bring in Tom
Kinlay.
It was a considerable time before Tom appeared, with the jailer at
his side, for he had to be brought out of the cell in which the
smugglers were imprisoned. As Flett went out, he came forward
slowly, looking pale and haggard. I noticed him start nervously as
Mr. Duke, putting forth his hand to take up his snuffbox, happened
to touch the gun.
There was some dispute between Bailie Duke and Bailie Thomson as to
which of them should first question Kinlay. But it was arranged
that Mr. Thomson should do so. He commenced by saying to Tom:
"You were taken in the North Gaulton Cave on Saturday, were you
not?"
But at this point Mr.
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