"That is all," he said kindly. "Please remain in the witness room,
I may call you again," and he helped her down the step with careful
attention.
Back in his corner Kent watched her departure. He was white to the
lips.
"Heat too much for you?" asked a kindly-faced stranger, and Kent
gave a mumbled "No," as he strove to pull himself together.
What deviltry was afoot? How dared the twins take such risks - to
bear false witness was a grave criminal offense. He, alone, among
all the spectators, had realized that in testifying before the
inquest, the twins had swapped identities.
CHAPTER IX
"B-B-B"
The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner
Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
"Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on
the way here," explained the morgue master. "He will arrive
shortly."
Penfield consulted a list of names. "Call Grimes, the McIntyre
butler," he said. "We will hear him while waiting for the Colonel."
Grimes, small and thin, with the stolid countenance of the
well-trained servant, was exceedingly short in his replies to the
coroner's questions.
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