Can I see him?"
"N-no," Kent spoke slowly, with a side-glance at the silent
detective. "Rochester has been here - and left."
CHAPTER XVI
THE CRIMSON OUTLINE
Barbara McIntyre made the round of the library for the fifth time,
testing each of the seven doors opening into it to see that they
ere closed behind their portieres, then she turned back to her
sister, who sat cross-logged before a small safe.
"Any luck?" she asked
Instead of replying Helen removed the key from the lock of the
steel door and regarded it attentively. The safe was of an obsolete
pattern and in place of the customary combination lock, was opened
by means of a key, unique in appearance.
"It is certainly the key which father mislaid six months ago," she
declared. "Grimes found it just after father had a new key made
and gave it to me. And yet I can't get the door open."
"Let me try." Barbara crouched down by her sister and inserted the
key again in the lock, but her efforts met with no results, and
after five minutes' steady manipulation she gave up the attempt.
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