‘How much did he win last night?’
‘He didn’t say.’
‘Humph,’ said Fordney, as he pointed to a bill on the floor, ‘the thief dropped one.
‘I see your master has quite a library,’ he continued, glancing around the large, beautifully furnished room. ‘Do you read much, Wilkins?’
‘A bit, sir.’
‘Did you ever read, “Honesty is the best policy”?’
[Why did the Professor think Wilkins had robbed his master?]
30
Robbery at High Noon
‘I wonder who had the nerve to commit such a robbery at high noon,’ mused Professor Fordney as he examined the safe, seventeen minutes after it had been rifled. ‘Same old story: no finger-prints, no evidence.’
‘Found anything?’ asked Lawson nervously as he entered his drawing-room.