CHAPTER IX
A Break Down
Captain Alvin was keenly interested in the story of Chester Haynes. He admitted that he had noticed nothing peculiar, and it was evident that Mike had been equally blind to the events passing under their eyes.
“It is plain,” said Alvin, “that although Calvert told us a good many things about himself, there is a good deal more he didn’t tell.”
“What do you make of it all?”
“That man who was in the dining room with us may have been another detective or——”
“Or what?” asked Chester, observing the hesitation.
“I hate to say what comes into my mind, but every now and then a queer suspicion steals over me that Calvert is deceiving us and is not what he claims to be.”
“In other words, he is a member of the gang whom he pretends to be hunting down.”