“It’s possible, yes. But doing work like his, it might have been spilled acid, too. I’m afraid the circumstantial evidence there is far too weak to blame him for the cannery fire.”
“Of course. But later developments seem to prove that my suspicions may not be entirely unfounded.”
“Say, you were going to tell me something else you noticed out there just now.”
“Do you realize he called Cary, doctor, not lieutenant?”
“You’re right—he did!”
“Everybody else round here calls him lieutenant—those who’ve only known him since he came into the service.”
“I’ll say your perception is very keen, Kitty. It seems proof that Cary and Punaro knew each other before they came into the service. I’ll try to find out where they both hail from.”
“Do, Brad, if you can. This thing is beginning to look very serious. We’ve got to find out what it’s all about.”