"The usual thing!" he asked.
"Yes," said Ledermann. "Poison."
Porky, scarcely breathing, listened with all his ears. And then
a terrible thing happened. Porky sneezed!
CHAPTER V
ALL BECAUSE OF A SNEEZE
Loudly, earnestly Porky Sneezed. It was so sudden, so unexpected
that he could not control or disguise it. It came out, seemingly
filling the little plant house. To Porky it sounded like a large
gun going off. It was followed by an instant of deepest silence
while Porky crouched in his corner and wondered what next. Like
an inspiration the thought came to him as the two men, quick as
cats, leaped for the door and shoved it in. Ledermann had a
flashlight in his hand, and he swept the little room, making an
exclamation as he found what he sought and feared. In the corner
he saw a little boy curled up asleep.
Adolph seized the boy's foot and jerked it roughly. With a start
he awoke, muttering, "What's the matter?"
"Come out here!" cried Ledermann, as Adolph hauled the boy out of
the door.
"What's the matter?" cried Porky. "I ain't doin' any harm! I
was tired, and went in there, and I must have gone to sleep.
How'd you know I was there? Are you police?"
"Yes, that's it!" said Ledermann.
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