"Did he tell you where he was going, Marshall?" asked Moxlow.

Langham raised his bloodshot eyes.

"No; he seemed in some doubt as to his plans."

"For how long a time have you known of Mr. North's intention to leave
Mount Hope?" asked Moxlow.

"Only since yesterday, but I have known for quite a while that he
planned some radical move of this sort. I think he had grown rather
tired of Mount Hope."

"Isn't it true that his money was about gone?" questioned Moxlow
significantly.

"I know nothing of his private affairs," answered Langham hastily. "He
has never seemed to lack money; he has always had it to spend freely."

"It would appear that Mr. North is our star witness; what do you think,
gentlemen?" and Moxlow glanced from one to another of the little group
that surrounded him.

"At any rate he is a most _important_ witness," emphasized the coroner.

"North took the Chicago express as he had planned," said Gilmore
quietly. "The bus driver for the United States Hotel, where I
breakfasted, told me that he saw him at the depot last night."