“Why?”
“It is probable that the banker’s friends knew he was coming here.”
“What then?” she remarked; “they know he often calls here; there can be no suspicion cast on me.”
“He spoke about Nick Carter,” said Greer.
“Well?”
“Perhaps he might have come with the old chap and is now waiting for him.”
“Elmer, never until now did I believe you to be an idiot,” said the woman, “but your words force that conviction upon my mind. If Nick Carter were outside do you suppose they would ever be able to carry the old fellow out?”
“I am a fool; I spoke thoughtlessly,” replied Greer.
There was a sharp knock on the door which caused both the guilty pair to start.
The man hid himself in his former place of concealment.