"...
The ambulance men came and departed with their grim burden, the room on
the ground floor was locked and sealed, and the house was soon empty
except for the two girls. Towards three o'clock, Lenora went out and
returned with a newspaper. She opened it out upon the table and they both
pored over it.--
"WELL-KNOWN CRIMINOLOGIST ARRESTED FOR DOUBLE TRAGEDY!
"Sanford Quest, the famous New York criminologist, was arrested
at noon to-day, charged with the murder of his valet, Ross
Brown, and Miss Quigg, Salvation Army canvasser. The crime seems
to be mixed up in some mysterious fashion with others. John D.
Martin, of signal tower Number 10, offered by Quest as an alibi,
was found dead behind his tower. Quest claimed that he travelled
from the signal tower to New York on a freight train, leaving
his automobile behind, but neither machine nor chauffeur have
been discovered.
"Justice Thorpe has refused to consider bail."
"He's a guy, that Justice Thorpe, and so's the idiot who wrote this
stuff!" Laura exclaimed, thrusting the paper away from her. "I guess the
Professor was dead right when he told French he was locking up the one man
who could clear up the whole show."
Lenora nodded thoughtfully.
"The Professor spoke up like a man," she agreed, "but, Laura, I want to
ask you something. Did you notice his servant--that man Craig?"
"Can't say I did particularly," Laura admitted.
"Twice," Lenora continued, "I thought he was going to faint.
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