? M.i <'.i. or ill ovi lilin
th.
Went little. Hli
Montrose's
haittl tit opjietl from ;ts ir r 11> <if Kellx's
??I' i' II. Ifiiik ,t hasty step back
ward. l-'ot hi ii.stant ? ?? and Hie ser
Yaiit ??arh '?i tons**
Then Felix, with :i ironic half
? uiili-, bowed . in v. alk. <| away. 1 ?r
.<lonlri)Si- stared afii-i !iii:i in s.oin?i
t It i 11 w v 'j: y 11K ahj? . ' t <? r r?jx lm- a full
minute
Clayton suddenlv i..tllzed that li<
li.ii'si-lf had 1 ii an onlook'-r at some -
? 11111l. that did no' in the least con
cern lit in. Hi- tiirned. to continue his
i:'.;:ifj-' toward th* fror*. door And
a.- Ii*- ? i;? i so in- almost collider] with
ivton I'arrish.
II* h;i?l not h'-at I l'ar.-ish approach
II - d not know how l-int tin- <U:ter
ti'.'- miirh: hav?- heen stitnditii; there
at !il:? side, nor how inii'.h of the
tair.i'.iu thiouyh th?- window le mlRht
li:;vi- seen.
"(lood day*. Mr Clayton."? th" detec
tive Kre^tecl .".oil "l was ."tartinK tip
th>- st'i>s when I saw you standing
h?-re. with your inouth open. Yoti
? ? i-m' <! so mu' h ini.-r'-sted in somc
1 h i n c lluit I til out; lit I'd j n ynu to
? iijoy the show. too. Wliat's up
"1 ; nv Kelix ? l>r. Montro.s"'.s servant,
you know?listening at a doorway
The doctor i nutrht him at it and start. <1
to call him down. ]?"? li.v turn<d "ti him
and said yom?-thinir that s> en'.ed to ko
through Mr. Montr"**1 lik- a knlf'-.
