"Will you take the case?" Penny questioned hopefully.
"I haven't decided yet. I admit I'm beginning to grow interested in it."
While the two were talking, Miss Arrow, the secretary, swiftly entered the room.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," she apologized, "but that dreadful man is here again."
"Which dreadful man?" the detective inquired, smiling.
"Max Lynch."
"Oh."
"Don't see him," Penny pleaded. "He might attempt to harm you, Dad."
Mr. Nichols paid no heed. He turned to Miss Arrow. "Is he carrying a gun?"
"I don't think so, Mr. Nichols. But I couldn't be certain."