21New England as it is and not in the remotest degree what you would call mobile, Ellery Seymour’s face still went through a curious kaleidoscope of emotions, beginning with the most definite surprise and passing through shocked annoyance back to plain ordinary disbelief. It was on the last note that he became articulate.
“It’s absolutely absurd, Captain Lamb,” he said curtly. “It’s——”
“Then you’ll be interested to know that that’s exactly what he was doing,” Captain Lamb said coolly. He was neither official nor abrupt. “You thought you were being followed by one of my men. We had the fellow who was following you picked up shortly after eleven o’clock this morning. He wouldn’t talk, at first. When he heard what had happened to Kramer, he talked plenty. He’s been tailing you, off and on,
