If the microphone is
placed in any part of the room, especially if near the persons
talking--even if they are talking in a whisper--a whisper such as
occurred several times during the evening and particularly while
I was in the next room getting the notes made by my
stenographer--a whisper, I say, is like shouting your guilt from
the housetops.
"You two men, Close and Lawrence, may consider yourselves under
arrest for conspiracy and whatever other indictments will lie
against such creatures as you. The police will be here in a
moment. No, Close, violence won't do now. The doors are
locked--and see, we are four to two."
V. The Seismograph Adventure
"Dr. James Hanson, Coroner's Physician, Criminal Courts
Building," read Craig Kennedy, as he held a visitor's card in his
hand. Then to the visitor he added, "Take a chair, Doctor."
The physician thanked him and sat down. "Professor Kennedy," he
began, "I have been referred to you by Inspector O'Connor of the
Detective Bureau. It may seem an impertinence for a city official
to call on you for assistance, but--well, you see, I'm completely
floored. I think, too, that the case will interest you. It's the
Vandam case."
If Dr. Hanson had suddenly turned on the current of an induction
coil and I had been holding the handles I don't think the thrill
I received could have been any more sudden.
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