Nick whispered a few words to Low, telling him to keep his courage up and his mouth shut, and went away.
He had asked Kerr to wait an hour, without any idea as to what he should or could do.
Nick felt that he had only got to the beginning of the case.
He was certain of Low’s innocence, though he might not be able to convince a jury of it.
It was necessary, then, to find the proof of Low’s innocence, as well as proof that somebody else was guilty.
Who that somebody else was, he could not guess.
He still thought of Claymore, in spite of the alibi that Patsy had found to be sound.
Claymore evidently had not committed the murder, but that he knew more than he had told, Nick was certain.
Could any evidence be got in an hour that would save Low from being published in the papers as a suspected murderer?