The commissioner invited d**k to join him in his office; the return journey from Government House had been made in silence.
"What was all that about, Uncle?" asked d**k, repositioning the errant lock of greasy hair back over his ear. d**k read the copy of Captain Mackie's report and listened while the commissioner recounted Ira's findings. "This is serious, isn't it?"
The commissioner looked up at his nephew, wondering at the lad's parental lineage.
"Uncle?" said d**k in his most respectful voice.
The commissioner waited expectantly, eyebrows raised.
"I apprehended a young man who had assaulted and robbed a traveller earlier today. The assailant took all his possessions, including a tin of cigarettes. Eye-Ruh, um, Sergeant Rangitira, was nearby and saw the cigarettes. He identified t
