“I don’t think so, sir. I don’t think that.�
“Why not?�
“Because I know him so well that I am certain he would not do a thing like that. He is still so weak that he would not think of going out without me.�
“I’m not so sure about that,� replied the detective.
“I am, sir, if you will pardon me for saying so.�
“Oh, well——â€�
“I really think, sir, that you ought to come here if you can spare the time.�
“Oh, all right. I’ll be there inside of half an hour, Thomas.�
“Thank you, Mr. Carter.�
And so it happened that half an hour later Danny, the chauffeur, stopped the detective’s car before the door of the Lynne mansion, and Nick Carter, followed by Patsy, entered the big house.