“I had the camera all ready, when I accidentally touched the button.
“That made me hot, for I had spoiled a plate.
“So I pointed it carefully from the best view I could get from there, and tried again.
“Just as I pushed the button, I heard cries on the street, and, looking down, saw a man lying on the sidewalk, and several others running toward him.
“Of course, I went down to see what was the matter.
“Later I went back, and as soon as possible after supper, I developed my second plate.
“I didn’t bring that with me, for it wouldn’t interest you. But it came out so good that I thought I might as well see what I had caught on the first plate, when the thing went off before I knew.
“That picture in your hand was what I caught.”
He paused, but Nick said nothing, and the young man added:
“I had heard your name mentioned in connection with the matter, and, as people said it was a case of suicide, I thought I ought to show you what I had caught.”