“Oh, things are getting hot.”

“What are the new developments?”

“Mr. Crumweather called me on the telephone and asked me to meet him at his office tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock.”

“Don’t go.”

“Why not?”

“I think he has the missing letters. I think he’s getting ready to twist the screws.”

“You mean that he had them all?”

“Yes.”

“You don’t believe this about the detectives selling out the district attorney?”

I shook my head and said, “Take a load off your feet. You’re here now, so you may as well enjoy yourself.”