Mr. Jennings looked surprised.
“What makes you think so?”
“Because this man appears to be very intimate with your bookkeeper.”
“How do you know that?” asked the little man, quickly.
“I refer you to Carl.”
“Leonard Craig told me to-night that this man Stark spent every evening at his uncle’s house.”
Mr. Jennings looked troubled.
“I am sorry to hear this,” he said. “I dislike to lose confidence in any man whom I have trusted.”
“Have you noticed anything unusual in the demeanor of your bookkeeper of late?” asked Thorndike.
“Yes; he has appeared out of spirits and nervous.”