"I think nothing," replied the president cautiously. "I want to know. That's why I want you to help me—to find out—you understand?"
The lawyer nodded:
"Some detective work, eh?"
"Precisely. The stones may have gone down to the bottom of the ocean, or they may not. For all we know the ship may have been set on fire purposely, in order to create such a panic——"
The lawyer protested.
"Surely you don't think Kenneth——"
The president shook his head.
"I accuse nobody. I want to find out."
He was silent for a moment, and then after a pause he went on:
"I suppose you've heard, as well as everybody else, how Traynor has been plunging in Wall Street recently."