THE HAND OF PERIL
165
"Let her or anybody else go in. But don't let anybody coming out get past you. Be sure of that. Don't let any man or woman get away from that house. And if anything suspicious shows up when I'm inside, join me as soon as you can."
"I understand."
"But hurry that Byrnes' man up here. I'm pretty sure our butler is heeled. That gives us a chance to frisk him. And he's just drunk enough to be ugly. I want the pass-key without his knowing I'm getting it."
"I'll explain that to Byrnes. And I'll be up at that house in one hour."
"All right, Wilsnach. This may be a busy night for both of us."
"Good!" said Wilsnach as he hung up the receiver, "for this piano-recital business has its draw-backs!"
