“You see we cannot afford any more delays, any more risks. We have got to have the quickest possible action. We have got to use every measure that may get results. Now, dear, you would not object, would you, if at this critical juncture, when every hour is so valuable, we were to put the whole matter in the hands of my Indianapolis lawyer friend I spoke to you about?”
The gaze she held upon his continued steady, but she was pulsing wildly within and she had to swallow several times before she could speak.
“You—you think he can do better than I can?”
“I do not want to say a single word that will reflect on you, dear. But we must admit the facts. You have had the case for over four months, and we have no real evidence as yet.”
“And you think he can get it?”
“He’s very shrewd, very experienced. He’ll follow up every clue with detectives. If any man can succeed in the short time that remains, he can.”
“Then you—you think I can’t succeed?”
“Come, dear, let’s be reasonable!”
“But I think I can.”
“But, Katherine!” he expostulated.