but received none, Whittall's back being turned.
\"Well, speak up, can't you?\" barked Whittall, without turning around.
\"Yes...yes...of course,\" stammered Kreuger, sparring for time. \"Let me see...September 11th...I can't seem to remember offhand. I shall have to look it up.\"
\"That was the night of Mrs. Whittall's death,\" Mme. Storey reminded him.
\"Oh, to be sure! that dreadful night!\" said Kreuger in suitable tones
but received none, Whittall's back being turned.
\"Well, speak up, can't you?\" barked Whittall, without turning around.
\"Yes...yes...of course,\" stammered Kreuger, sparring for time. \"Let me see...September 11th...I can't seem to remember offhand. I shall have to look it up.\"
\"That was the night of Mrs. Whittall's death,\" Mme. Storey reminded him.
\"Oh, to be sure! that dreadful night!\" said Kreuger in suitable tones
