I gave him the hypodermic, and watched with satisfaction its quick effect. It convinced me that he had
heard.
I returned to my study with McCann. I was doing some hard thinking. There was no knowing how long
Ricori would remain in the grip of the paralysis. He might awaken in an hour fully restored, or it might
hold him for days. In the meantime there were three things I felt it necessary to ascertain. The first that a
thorough watch was being kept upon the place where Ricori had gotten the doll; second, that everything
possible be found out about the two women McCann had described; third, what it was that had made
Ricori go there. I had determined to take the gunman's story of the happenings at the store at their face
value-for the moment at least. At the same time, I did not want to admit him into my confidence any
more than was necessary.