“Well, well!” was all Allan could say.
“It was the superintendent.”
“It did start on the east side,” declared Edith. “We all saw it.”
“And the camera saw it,” added McConnell, with great conviction.
Owen’s hands were trembling a little. “I mustn’t drop this now,” he muttered.
Then there was a rattle at the door below, and a step on the stair.
As the Doctor started forward again a man’s head appeared above the stair rail. It was the superintendent. His eyes blinked in an unaccustomed light. For a moment he did not seem to be able to make out the situation.
“I say, Doctor,” said the superintendent. “I’d like to be able to say to our president that we have secured these negatives. I’ll send you a check for fifty dollars if you’ll say they’re ours.”
“What do you say, Allan?” asked the Doctor, turning about.