Ida’s report was not what Nick hoped it might be, but just as she went out Chick came in, and he brought news that made Nick’s eyes glisten.
“I’ve run down my man,” said Chick, in a tone of satisfaction, after being introduced to Mrs. Lock and told by Nick to go ahead.
“Let us hear about it,” urged Nick, eagerly.
“Just as you thought he would, Gay returned to the Borden Building about eight o’clock.
“He went up to his office, and came down in disguise.
“Had it been in day-time, I should never have thought the old chap was Gay.”
“The old chap?”
“He was disguised as an old man.”
Nick instantly recalled the circumstance of the old man who had inquired of the elevator-boy for the offices of Bridgely & Byke.
The detective had no doubt now that Gay had returned to the building in that disguise, and got into Byke’s private office, where he had been hidden all day, hearing and seeing that which went on in Redway’s office.