Her husband smiled.
“There was a very slight amount of risk in offering myself to Graham as a target,” he admitted whimsically, “even though I was prepared to fall flat when I pulled the thread. Very dirty I got, too! However, if I had told you my scheme, Landis, there would have been a great argument about it. We would have got nowhere that way!”
“You bet there would have been an argument! Wish I’d had the sense to see what you were doing!”
“I’m glad you hadn’t,” retorted Bernard dryly.
“How did the police get up there?” Landis smiled.
“When I went down for the arrow, I brought them back with me and stationed them in Miss Mount’s clothes-closet.”
Landis nodded.
“There’s one thing more I don’t understand,” he admitted rather hesitantly. “We agreed to share our facts. Yet you failed to tell me that you had discovered that trust fund, sir!”
“I never did discover it. I didn’t look.”
“You didn’t even make inquiries?” demanded Landis.