“We can’t. He’s skipped.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. He went to Reno with you last night, and that’s the last anyone has seen of him.”
“Didn’t he take the San Francisco plane?”
“No.”
“What does Whitewell say?”
“Whitewell is saying a lot. I talked with him over the telephone. He’s having auditors in.”
I said, “Well, that’s all very interesting, but I’d advise you not to keep Bertha Cool waiting. She’s capable of sudden, unexpected action.”
The chief got up with a sigh. “I wish you’d tell me what evidence you had to go on. It would help a lot.”
“I’m sorry. It was just a theory of mine.”