He was going through the kitchen, when they were startled by a loud, imperative double knock on the knocker which, so far, no one had touched that morning. The front door bell also pealed through the house.
“You wait just inside here, sir. I’ll go to the door. I’ve got it on the chain. No one can force their way in.”
Elsie purposely left the kitchen door open, and soon the doctor heard a stern voice say:
“Please take off the chain and admit me at once. I’m a police inspector sent down by the Director of Public Prosecutions. I’ve come to take statements from Miss Jean Bower and Dr. Maclean.”
The tone of the speaker was not pleasant. But a moment later, to Dr. Maclean’s relief, he heard the same voice apparently addressing a small crowd of men who had gathered round him. They could be se
