He released the unresponsive hand of the girl as the coroner raised his voice.
“Call Mr. Philip Johnson.”
A well-dressed, quick-mannered man, middle-aged and important-aired, stepped forward and took his place in the witness chair. He identified himself as a broker on the stock exchange. The coroner proceeded.
Q. “You were intimately acquainted with the deceased, were you not?”
A. “I was.”
Q. “In what capacity did you know him?”
A. “We were friends and I handled a great part of his business dealings and investments.”
Q. “What was the nature of these investments?”
A. “Stock investments, chiefly.”
Q. “You mean Mr. Ballau played the stock market?”