“What? He didn’t charge you with anything like that, did he?” demanded Maxwell, in generous indignation.
“Oh, no; not personally, of course. He merely intimated that, as an officer of the court, he wouldn’t stand for any interference.”
Maxwell was silent for a time. Then he said: “What are you waiting for, Calvin?—more evidence?”
“No; I’m waiting for the click of the trap, and a word from the man who is watching it.”
“Will the trap be sprung?”
“It will. Twice since yesterday there have been nibbles at the bait, and both times the nibbler has been afraid.”
“Watson, you mean?”
“Yes.”
“What is he afraid of?”
“A man with heart trouble is afraid of many things.”