Danger in the Dark
“He gave the detective one quick, sharp look and went back to writing. After a moment Gertrude said in a loud voice: “Window?”
Rowley turned slowly toward the others and put his cigarette end neatly into an ash tray.
“How do you know? What do you mean?” he said coolly, facing the detective.
But Jacob Wait looked back at him with those morose dark eyes, said suddenly, “Flowers” and turned and walked out of the room again.
It was unexpected.
“Well!” said Gertrude, staring after him and then around... the room. “Well, I must say— “What does he mean, flowers?” said Johnny anxiously. “Those flowers in there?”
“I don’t know what he means,” said Gertrude, twisting her handkerchief. “I know, I think he’s a fool. A plain case of burglary and—”
Rowley approached her and put his hand on her arm.
“I suppose he means something about the changing temperature in the room,” said Rowley calmly. “I mean if the window was open all night the flowers would have been exposed to the cold over quite a long period of time.MoreLess
Rowley turned slowly toward the others and put his cigarette end neatly into an ash tray.
“How do you know? What do you mean?” he said coolly, facing the detective.
But Jacob Wait looked back at him with those morose dark eyes, said suddenly, “Flowers” and turned and walked out of the room again.
It was unexpected.
“Well!” said Gertrude, staring after him and then around... the room. “Well, I must say— “What does he mean, flowers?” said Johnny anxiously. “Those flowers in there?”
“I don’t know what he means,” said Gertrude, twisting her handkerchief. “I know, I think he’s a fool. A plain case of burglary and—”
Rowley approached her and put his hand on her arm.
“I suppose he means something about the changing temperature in the room,” said Rowley calmly. “I mean if the window was open all night the flowers would have been exposed to the cold over quite a long period of time.MoreLess
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