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`` Of course , you are not of the sort who believe in telling facts when a falsehood will serve you better . I did not expect anything different . '' Arrived at the Southwestern metropolis , Dyke Darrel turned his prisoner over to the proper officers , warning them of the dangerous nature of young Skidway , and then he turned his thoughts and feet in another channel . Dyke Darrel went to the office of the railroad company on whose road the midnight crime had been committed , and consulted with one of the officers in regard to the same . `` It is a terrible affair , '' said Mr. Holden , the officer in question . `` I telegraphed our folks in Chicago to employ detectives in that city , and expect to have the best talent in the country look into this . '' `` Of course .