By dint of climbing upon the door, resting a foot on the door-knob, he brought his ear on a level with the top of the partition.
The effort paid him.
“There’s a lot of trouble,” said Masson’s voice, quickly recognized by Patsy. “In the first place, Nick Carter has been put on the case.”
“That’s bad,” said one of the others.
“Why bad?” asked Masson.
“Because he’s a wizard to get at the bottom of things.”
“Well, it isn’t likely he’ll spend much time on this matter, for he’s got something bigger on hand. But that isn’t what I am after just now. Listen to me.
“Nick Carter was put on the case. The woman has charged me with being at the bottom of the thing. However, there was a change, and that gives me a chance to do a thing I want to have done.
“Nick Carter won’t pay much attention to this thing for a while.”
“That’s where you’re off,” interrupted the voice Patsy had first heard. “One of his best men was in the Garden this afternoon. He’s there now on the snoop.”