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35 | residence, and so on, but there was noth- “Plenty of windows open, you said?” ing in any ¢ of the answers that was of im-' he asked. portance to-T'rim. | ‘**Tots of them.’’ : | _When the document was completed, | ‘“Then I suppose you would look for ; M fead sat up in bed and signed it: then the criminal among the guests of the th le lawyer said: hotel whose rooms are near by and on this — “Will these. a tae do for wit- floor 2” cae | ‘Not necessarily, although it is possi- — ly,” ‘‘get ble that the man occupying the room = ae | > very ‘to eit their’ names through which the criminal passed is in league with Se v ae co Ah, yes! Well, that gives you a con- t fore, 5 sige ‘their; names te the Bae ate Elerabie field fe investigation, Mr. : and Mead lay back with asigh of satis-| Carter. 1 action. | *T must say that I’m rather glad that I : “Now, ” he said, ‘“‘let them do their left my own ‘window down and locked "worst, but I look to you, Carter, to keep on the inside.”’ ime alive until death comes in a natural | “Did you, though!’ thought Trim. } way.”’ ‘The professor must think that I was. : Seti ee - | born yesterday. | , ae ree CHAPTER IV. | **What would be simpler than for a as rR STUDIES THE PROFESSOR ‘criminal to enter an open window, close = | 'it and lock it after him ? _ “TT think Mead in his nervousness has ce | hit the truth in this matter; there 1s un- . any ‘doubtedly a conspiracy of some kind against him. és 7 ‘‘Just what it is and what is to be — aided your ‘hand: $01 | "| gained by : I Siwd t yet see, but I’m Bee 8 Ver dal exrlaimed Mead. pete l .: ing to stake my reputa- ae ‘Have Ga Givthing in the wayof a tion that Professor Spinner has got a | = hand in it.”’ | clew, Ar. ear ier: he asked the tofessor. = | : ; 1 | Sere 2 | ‘Trim had been coming gradually to this ae ‘conclusion during the conversation that accompanied the drawing up of the wiil. It was for this reason that he appeared to talk freely about the case in the ks 3 zs | fessor’ 8 presence. an The first thing that had turned his ‘ate 5 aie tention to Professor Spinner as a aegis meee very fortunate for us, but I criminal was the fact that e was away od sa ee ae an aay matter to| | pas the room Ww vhen the second ST 5 , M%, c=. ria _ 1 . \ ." | a ‘ : > | A aoe i ve- nD, Seainds m2, self could have been the [the criminal mu nat. have b > aay Sark oem, ) aFe now at t the beach, ‘No, then bdw. Baht | . _ a 2» = Y a 2 : ‘ i ~" = /f y , =. , — | ™ , - be ; 7 - > ‘ _ 2 ' ~~ , -, | | * Ps = 7. = ‘ . 4 | . es 9 , Pe j ad * 4 me E a ) © al ” ' . at 4 4 ; : 7 . ‘ - 4 . " el H ' is ; i 5 . . , _ . hs ‘ , g 7 al . 4 | a fi . P ’ Fe. f \ en ; - - 4 4 * f = wll | 49 | b . + re: "4 i r } y ¢ iT | ¢ '. i?” - ? 4} - “. * | vi a)