"Also a note from son, in his own handwriting," Douglas went on.
"Did you see it?"
"Yep. Commonplace looking note, advising his sister to drop acquaintance with Thorpe—he's the man they arrested in the Blair case."
"Where did the note come from?"
"Materialized—out of thin air."
"No; the brother kindly left it on sister's bureau, I believe."
Peter Crane was bewildered indeed. What sort of performances were going on, anyhow. And who was at the bottom of all this?
Clearly, he must look into things a little more before he did his final disappearance!
"Well, Mr. Douglas, you've helped me a whole lot. Now, as I say, I want mental impressions. Tell me everything you can think of about the atmosphere of the whole house, the—did you see Mrs. Crane?"