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I 'll go down with you to the fellow 's old haunts , and we 'll see what we can find . '' Mr. Wilks seemed tremendously interested . Dyke Darrel was naturally suspicious , and he was not ready to swallow everything his companion said as law and gospel . Of course the large reward was a stimulant for men to be on the lookout for the midnight train robbers ; and Mr. Wilks ' interest must be attributable to this . `` You see , I was Arnold Nicholson 's friend , and I 'd go a long ways to see the scoundrels get their deserts who killed him , even if there was no reward in the case , '' explained the brakeman suddenly . `` Certainly , '' answered Dyke Darrel . `` I can understand how one employed on the same train could take the deepest interest in such a sad affair . ''