“Please be seated and try to be calm. I want you to recall to your mind all that occurred yesterday between you and Lawrence. It is important that you should remember everything.”
“I will try and do as you request.”
The gentleman resumed his seat, and for some time he bowed his head, resting it upon his hand.
The detective remained quiet.
Patiently he waited for the cashier of the safe deposit company to speak. He desired to let him have plenty of time in which to recall to his mind all that had happened between him and the murdered man on the previous day.
Finally the gentleman raised his head and gazed intently into Carter’s face.
“This is a great shock to me,” he remarked, as he passed his hand over his forehead. “Lawrence came into my office about two o’clock.
“At first I did not recognize him on account of the great change that had been wrought in him.
“When I learned who he was I was glad to see him.
“He sat down and told me about his prison experience.