I do
not know whether his secret died with him or whether some one has
stolen it. From the indications I concluded that he had been
murdered."
Such was the case as Kennedy and I heard it then.
Ruth looked up at him with tearful eyes wistful with pain, "Would
Mr. Kennedy work on it?" There was only one answer.
XV
THE VAMPIRE
As we sped out to the little mill-town on the last train, after
Kennedy had insisted on taking us all to a quiet little
restaurant, he placed us so that Miss Winslow was furthest from
him and her father nearest. I could hear now and then scraps of
their conversation as he resumed his questioning, and knew that
Mr. Winslow was proving to be a good observer.
"Cushing used to hire a young fellow of some scientific
experience, named Strong," said Mr. Winslow as he endeavoured to
piece the facts together as logically as it was possible to do.
"Strong used to open his laboratory for him in the morning, clean
up the dirty apparatus, and often assist him in some of his
experiments.
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