Old Man in the Corner

The man in the corner pushed aside his glass, and leant across the table. "e;Mysteries!"e; he commented. "e;There is no such thing as a mystery in connection with any crime, provided intelligence is brought to bear upon its investigation."e;Very much astonished Polly Burton looked over the top of her newspaper, and fixed a pair of very severe, coldly inquiring brown eyes upon him. She had disa...