"Am I to infer," he said, rather sharply, "that you did not find the money in the safe, where it had been placed by John Dashwood?"
"The money was not in the safe," said Leonard.
Tone and manner indicated that he was speaking the truth. This was an astonishing statement. A terrible suspicion entered the mind of the detective.
"No money in the safe," he said, looking fixedly at the manufacturer, who had pulled himself together and had his head raised almost defiantly, "and how do you account for its absence?"
"Ask me something easy."
"Was the safe locked when you came in this morning?"
"Yes."
"And was the safe locked when you visited the office last night?"
Leonard started violently.
"How do you know I was here last night?" he asked, in a voice which shook slightly, in spite of his efforts at control.