“Carabidæ?”
“Caribbean Sea! Stephanotis!”
“No, Scaphinotus. That is, the Scaphinotus Viduus, Dejean,——”
“Oh, sir, thank you.”
“Did you say this has something to do with the Trowbridge case? Mr. Trowbridge was a friend of mine,—”
“Oh, please sir, I don’t know but I think this here beetle business will help a lot. Do these pertikler bugs show up in Van Cortlandt Park woods?”
“Yes, they may be found there. I’ve set traps there for them myself—”
“How do you set a trap for a beetle, kin I ask?”
“Why, you’re really interested, aren’t you? Well it’s a simple matter. We take a wide-mouthed bottle,——”
“Say, a milk bottle?”