"In the safe, sir," replied Strong.
Strong set to work on the combination which he had obtained from
the safe deposit vault. I could see that Borland and Miss Winslow
were talking in a low tone.
"Are you sure that it is a fact?" I overheard him ask, though I
had no idea what they were talking about.
"As sure as I am that the Borland Rubber Works are a fact," she
replied.
Craig also seemed to have overheard, for he turned quickly.
Borland had taken out his penknife and was moistening the blade
carefully preparing to cut into a piece Of the synthetic rubber.
In spite of his expressed scepticism, I could see that he was
eager to learn what the product was really like.
Strong, meanwhile, had opened the safe and was going over the
papers. A low exclamation from him brought us around the little
pile of documents. He was holding a will in which nearly
everything belonging to Cushing was left to Miss Winslow.
Not a word was said, although I noticed that Kennedy moved quickly
to her side, fearing that the shock of the discovery might have a
bad effect on her, but she took it with remarkable calmness.
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