"I started for Filbon's house."
"Did you go there?"
"No. I passed the house, saw no light, and, having in mind the nervous condition of Mrs. Filbon—she is old and frail—I determined to let the matter go over until to-day."
"Did you return home by car?"
"No. I was excited over the discovery, and I wanted to quiet my nerves. I walked home."
"It was a long walk for you."
"It was."
"Your place is near Forest Park, southwest of the Filbon place. Why did you go east, toward the river, instead of west, toward the King's Highway, which would have taken you near your home?"
"What do you mean?" Leonard's surprise was genuine.
But was not fear mingled with the surprise? Nick's penetrating gaze tried to answer the question.