CHAPTER XIV.
TIGHTENING THE COILS.
The cashier of the safe deposit company kept gazing in silence at Carter with open-mouthed astonishment.
Nick’s countenance was illumined with an expression of triumph. He held in his hand damaging evidence against Simeon Rich.
If Rich were innocent of the murder, how was it that he had in his possession one of the bills which the cashier of the safe deposit company had paid to the man who had been so cruelly murdered at the Red Dragon Inn?
“This is a valuable clew,” the detective said, when the silence was becoming oppressive.
“How did that bill come into your possession?” the cashier asked.
“I think you can keep a secret?”
“I can.”
“Then I will tell you.”
Then Carter gave the cashier a short account of the evidence which he had collected.