The signature
showed him that he had unintentionally walked off with Mrs.
Brewster's property. His decision to hand it to Colonel McIntyre
was checked by the Colonel disappearing inside a bedroom, with a
muttered injunction to "wait there," and Kent stuffed the check
inside his vest pocket. It would serve as an excuse to interview
Mrs. Brewster again before leaving the house. He was determined
to have an answer to the question he had put to her in the
limousine. Why had she gone to the police court, and why kept her
presence there a secret?
When Colonel McIntyre reappeared in the hall he was accompanied by
Detective Ferguson. "Sorry to keep you standing, Kent," he said.
"I have sent for you and Ferguson, first because Grimes insists on
seeing you, and second, because I am determined that this midnight
house-breaking shall be thoroughly investigated and put an end to.
This way," and he led them into a large airy bedroom on the third
floor, to which Grimes had been carried unconscious that morning,
instead of to his own bedroom in the servants' quarters.
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