While the Clock Ticked (1932)
“The lettering was like that of the first two warnings.
“We’ll keep this note if you don’t mind, Mr. Dalrymple,” he said. “May need it as evidence.”
The banker nodded gravely. “You know, boys,” he said, “it’s not so much the threat of death that bothers me. It’s the idea that somebody hates me enough to want to kill me! Who could it be?”
Frank and Joe, too, wondered about the motive behind the strange notes.
“What about robbery?” Joe ventured. “Has anything been disturbed?”
Quickly Mr. Dalrymple... riffled through the papers on his table, and then checked his filing cabinet.
“No,” he muttered. “Same as before—a mysterious note in the middle of the floor. But nothing has been touched.”
Frank Hardy looked carefully around the square, windowless room. “Well,” he said, “if someone is going in and out, we ought to be able to find out how! Please close the door, Mr. Dalrymple. Let’s get busy, Joe.”
The banker pressed a switch, turning on an overhead light.MoreLess
“We’ll keep this note if you don’t mind, Mr. Dalrymple,” he said. “May need it as evidence.”
The banker nodded gravely. “You know, boys,” he said, “it’s not so much the threat of death that bothers me. It’s the idea that somebody hates me enough to want to kill me! Who could it be?”
Frank and Joe, too, wondered about the motive behind the strange notes.
“What about robbery?” Joe ventured. “Has anything been disturbed?”
Quickly Mr. Dalrymple... riffled through the papers on his table, and then checked his filing cabinet.
“No,” he muttered. “Same as before—a mysterious note in the middle of the floor. But nothing has been touched.”
Frank Hardy looked carefully around the square, windowless room. “Well,” he said, “if someone is going in and out, we ought to be able to find out how! Please close the door, Mr. Dalrymple. Let’s get busy, Joe.”
The banker pressed a switch, turning on an overhead light.MoreLess
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