"Where did you go afterward?" he asked of the man who was calling
him.
Garrick had quickly shifted to the instrument by which we could
overhear what was said over the telephone.
A voice which I recognised instantly as that of the man they
called the Chief replied, "Oh, I had a little business to attend
to--you understand. Say, they got that fire out pretty quickly,
didn't they? How do you suppose the alarm could have been turned
in so soon?"
"I don't know. But they tell me that Garrick and that other fellow
with him showed up, double quick. He must have been wise to
something."
"Yes. Do you know, I've been thinking about that ever since. Ever
hear of a little thing called a detectaphone? No? Well, it's a
little arrangement that can be concealed almost anywhere. I've
been wondering whether there might not be one hidden about your
garage. He might have put one in that night, you know. I'm sure he
knows more about us than he has any right to know. Hunt around
there, will you, and see if you can find anything?"
"Hold the wire.
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