16. LONG LIFE AND HAPPINESS
Kirk hurried up to the bungalow. He found Charlie Chan seated in a chair by the window, completely engrossed in Colonel John Beetham’s description of The Land Beyond the Khyber.
“Well,” said Kirk, “here’s news for you. I’ve just got on the trail of another suspect in our little case.”
“The more the increased merriment,” Chan assured him. “Kindly deign to name the newest person who has been performing queer antics.”
“Just my grandmother,” Kirk returned. “That’s all.”
Charlie allowed himself the luxury of a moment’s surprise. “You overwhelm me with amazement. That dear old lady. What misendeavor has she been up to?”
“It was she who got Grace Lane—or whatever her confounded name is—a job in the Kirk Building.” The young man repeated his talk with Cuttle and s
