Argosy All-Story Weekly, October 6, 1923 — page 76: what you’re looking at

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eS Did you = Mr. Kent hurriedly en- ter the next room?” : Of course Kent had ‘rude no ‘such move, = bat Nancy was determined to learn if pos- sible whether Shoreham had heard the en- -trances Into the next room—was aware that any one had been there since Mr, Kent had left so precipitately. tered the irate man. “Of course, I didn’t hear him. Don’t you suppose I’d have stepped to the door between and asked him what he meant by keeping me waiting? I'm not such a doddering idiot as that. And I ean tell you that I’m not in the nabit of being kept waiting.” 3 = Sacdipaation covered. his face—indigna- tion and outraged dignity. — As Naney regarded him it was borne “home to her ‘that, extraordinary as his con- duct had first seemed, it looked highly ‘probable that he was telling the truth. She ness in Mand. == He paused Tabet, | = See = ‘Dr. Dayland, I don’t ‘understand your = old client of a reputable concern, and — — ere on oe business, te such a cross- “Kent return to the next room?” plus- — _Shorebiam’s ¢ eyes followed b her glance He 3 _ secret Sresiness here may become police 3 4 Tt seems. rather. odd, Mr. Sora | “business, nor why you are ‘subjecting me,--- eS ARGOSY-ALLSTORY WEL _ your meddling into my private a : = particularly when Mr. Kent isn’t here to prevent you.” — “Were Mr. Kent here = could not pre- = ~ vent me.” “ W-what’s that? Why not?” “ Because,” the girl stated flatly, “every- thing on this first floor, and all the prop- erty, is now under the strictest police sur~ vellance. SS = ‘Police surveillance!” came the aia echo. Has Kent done anything?” “Not to my knowledge, ft: some one - has. 23 ~ Explain, please,” he asked ie Ese ~“ A man has just come to a violent death in the corridor of this building.” “Great Heavens!”? Shoreham sat down suddenly. _Perspiration dampened his brow. “ What a confounded mess! W- why,” he exclaimed, the full significance of ~e toward the be seis desk, ae the words finally piercing his consciousness, “why, you can even keep me here—” ‘* Precisely.” Shoreham’s wide glance went as though magnetized to the paper-strewn desk. Nancy translated the look. “ Yes,” she observed, “and the nature of your very property. Hew long have ee known Mr, - Kent?” “Ten years or so.” : Nancy was leading up to a vital ques- “You are known to the other firms on this floor?” 7 “Certainly, most of them have dealings with the Second National.” “ Do the law firms of Case & Strong and Cunningham & Winters?” —— “ Yes, bo TF -> : — £Do you know Mr. Cunningham 1 well?” Plainly perplexed at the seeming irrele- -vancy of these questions, he answered la- conically, “‘ Yes.” “Undoubtedly,” remarked Nancy slow- ly; “ you are likewise acquainted with an _ old clent of Mr. Cunningham—Mr. Hugh. = Cavendish ” face which she could not explain, ham returned, “ Yes, I know him.” x Do = know ‘him sey. well?” SS = = ae Z - ene = “i - = = : co LE - ! Da ae = re Ss . — — == = =< — ~ Se a - — ~% ~ oes “But why? I don’t understand. = With a queer look filtering across his — = Shore-—