Victor Redway entered the room of death looking pale and worried. He cast a glance at the body of the dead girl, and a perceptible shudder shook his frame.
Nick lost no time in “doing business” with the junior member of the law firm.
“Your name is Victor Redway?” began Nick.
Redway nodded assent.
“The junior member of this law firm?”
“As Mr. Gay informed you, I presume.”
There was a decided sneer in the reply.
“Mr. Gay has told us a number of things. How many of them were truth remains to be seen.”
As Nick said this, he did not fail to notice that Redway seemed pleased with the latter part of the sentence.
“The two men are enemies, if not openly, then unavowed,” thought Nick. To Redway he said:
“We have called you in here to get your version or story of the tragedy so far as you
