"You must let me know whether anything else develops from the
meeting in the tea room," said Kennedy finally, rising. "I shall
be at the laboratory some time, I think."
XIV
THE INTERFEROMETER
Norton was waiting for us at the laboratory when we returned,
evidently having been there some time.
"I was on my way to my apartment," he began, "when I thought I'd
drop in to see how things are progressing."
"Slowly," returned Kennedy, throwing off his street clothes and
getting into his laboratory togs.
"Have you seen Whitney since I had the break with him?" asked
Norton, a trifle anxiously.
I wondered whether Kennedy would tell Norton what to expect from
Whitney. He did not, however.
"Yes," he replied, "just now we had an appointment with Senora de
Moche and some others and ran into him at the hotel for a few
moments."
"What did he say about me?" queried Norton.
"He hadn't changed his mind," evaded Kennedy. "Have you heard
anything from him?"
"Not a syllable. The break is final. Only I was wondering what he
was telling people about me. He'll tell them something--his side
of the case."
"Well," considered Kennedy, as though racking his brain for some
remark which he remembered, while Norton watched him eagerly, "I
do recall that he was terribly sore about the loss of the dagger,
and seemed to think that it was your fault.
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