"No, sir. I waited until I had consulted with you."
"You did quite right," said Nick, "and now, Mr. Rogers, will you be good enough to let me see your father’s remains?"
The only watcher in the death chamber was the colored man who had admitted Nick Carter.
Nick looked at the corpse and noticed that the face had a peculiar grayish hue.
Turning to Rogers, he said:
"Was the body embalmed?"
"No, sir. Dr. Lord wished to have it embalmed yesterday; but I objected."
"Why did you object?" asked Carter, narrowly watching his companion’s face.
"That letter," said Rogers; but before making any further explanation, he ordered Jones—the colored man—to leave the room.
"What about the letter?" inquired Nick, when Jones had gone.[Pg 6]