Reginald, Edgar Mulherron was a retired lawyer. His wife had died andhe had no children. He had an old body with an active brain and hedecided to continue working by recruiting men to assist families tostay together if circumstances became difficult. These men were notlawyers, nor were they policemen . . . they were simply "e;privateinvestigators"e; . . . or some might regard them as "e;investigators of theprivates"e;. . ..