Chapter 4
I had ample time to re-examine Mr. Pinkerton's notes during the three days of railway travel to reach Riparius, after which we were to catch a stagecoach to Pottersville and then the steamboat along Schroon Lake to Bittern Point and the inn.
It was not much of a report, as Pinkerton had not the benefit of firsthand information. Everything he knew came from Meyer. I re-read the bare-bones list.
Staff residing at the inn at the time of jewel thefts: Mrs. Davis, housekeeper; Mrs. Cheevy, cook; Dotty, cook's assistant; Maggie and Martha O'Neal, maids (since dismissed).
Living in cottages on the grounds: Joshua Taggart, stable master and wilderness guide, along with son Lucas, stable boy. Zeke Parker, gardener, occupies another cottage.
I turned the page. Mr. Pinkerton had listed
