“Very sensible. Then what happened?”
“Well, Russell and Allen went across the hall to get some dinner and I sent Mrs. Graham with them. Miss Mount stayed and told me that she and Susan had actually seen Mr. Harrison shot. Susan had hysterics, and that delayed Miss Mount, but she ran into the library and switched on the top lights very soon after Mr. Harrison fell. She saw nothing but the strung bow and the closed door. She is sure there was no one there.”
“Did Miss Mount stay there with you?”
“No, I think she went up to look after the two girls. But I sat at the desk until the police came, keeping an eye on the Japanese bow and Mr. Harrison’s body.”
“You’re sure no one touched the body?” asked Landis.
“Practically sure. The room was too full of people for anyone to touch it before I got downstairs. And after I got down I’m quite sure no one touched it until Doctor Stanford arrived. He examined it, of course, but left it as he found it. Then Sergeant Forbes arrived and took charge.”
“What did you do after that, Mr. Graham?”
“I told the sergeant what had happened so far as I knew and showed him the body and the bow. He had telephoned the coroner and said he would be here shortly. I left him talking to Doctor Stanford and went through the main hall to the other hall back of the library and through to the billiard-room. I didn’t want to touch the closed door. There was no sign of anything out of the way. The business was a complete mystery and I decided then to speak to the coroner about telephoning the city for a first-class detective.
“Finally, I crossed the hall and got something to eat. While I was at the table the coroner arrived. I saw him and suggested sending for a Central Office detective. He went over the ground, decided the idea was justified and promised to arrange matters with the local authorities. So I telephoned Mr. Brent’s house and then city headquarters—and here you are!”
“Did the coroner touch the body?” asked Bernard.