But she talked before that, told all she knew, and gave up the papers. The briefest kind of an examination was all that was needed to confirm the Bradys' Chinese clew. Old Fen Wix had told the truth. Ethel also told about the two Chinamen whom she had seen lurking outside the cottage. The case seemed plain. Ed had got the tin case, presumably containing the defaulting pension agent's treasure, and these two Chinks had got Ed. "This throws our case back into Chinatown," observed Old King Brady. "But we must clean up here first." They took Mrs. Pow to the pier. Here there was another scene. She wanted the Bradys to carry the remains to the cottage. Old King Brady made her understand that this was impossible until the coroner had viewed them. They went to the nearest station then and put it up to a police sergeant, explaining nothing further than that a dead Chinaman had been found on the pier; that they had seen two other Chinamen pulling away in a boat, and that Mrs. Pow had identified the dead man. Then for lack of a better plan the Bradys took Mrs. Pow to their own home, where Alice remained with her until morning, when her mother was telegraphed to come and get her. Harry and Alice remained behind to wait for the woman, while Old King Brady went to the office. He was glad he did so, for upon arriving who should he find waiting for him but Mr. Clemmens, the New York Secret Service Commissioner. "Look here, Brady, you are working up a case for an employee in the Albany pension office, are you not?" Mr. Clemmens asked. "I am," was the reply. "A man named Butler?" "Yes." "He died last night." "Indeed?" "Yes." "Of what?" "He has been an invalid for a long time, it seems; heart trouble. When the doctors told him he couldn't live, he sent for the Secret Service Commissioner at Albany and told him a weird story about finding hidden papers relating to the Bradford defalcation in the Albany pension office ten years ago. Said that he meant to give up the money if he succeeded in getting it, but this is doubtful they think up there. At all events, he gave the whole thing away when he found he was dying." "Did he then!" cried Old King Brady. "Did he say anything about his wife?" "Yes, that she had run away from him and was after the treasure on her own account. His stepdaughter ran away with a Chinaman and stole the papers." "That's my case all right," said Old King Brady. "We may as well compare notes." They did so and the result was some excitement on Mr. Clemmens' part. He had not altogether believed the story, it seemed. He immediately called up the Secret Service Bureau at Washington and made a full report of the matter. They had already heard of it from Albany it appeared. The result was Old King Brady received orders to go ahead and wind up the case as speedily as possible. The old detective now did some talking on his own account, wanting to know what he should do with Mrs. Butler and Ethel.