"You see," he added, "the police of Europe by their new scientific
methods are driving such criminals out of the various countries.
Thank heaven, I am now prepared to meet them if they come to
America."
"Then you think this is a foreigner?" I asked meekly.
"I didn't say so," Garrick replied. "No. I think this is a
criminal exceptionally wide awake, one who studies and adopts what
he sees whenever he wants it. If you recall, I warned you to have
a wholesome respect for this man at the very start, when we were
looking at that empty cartridge."
I could restrain my admiration of him no longer. "Guy," I
exclaimed, heartily, astounded by what I had seen, "you--you are a
wonder!"
"No," he laughed, "not wonderful, Tom,--only very ordinary. I've
had a chance to learn some things abroad, fortunately. I've taken
the time to show you all this because I want you to appreciate
what it is we are up against in this case of Violet Winslow. You
can understand now why I was so particular about instructing
Warrington not to let her go anywhere unattended by friends.
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