"Let me see, Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Whitney seem to be the closest
to you. If you don't mind I'll call them up. I wonder if you'd
object if we had a little luncheon up here, to-morrow? I have a
special reason for asking it. I want to insure your safety and we
may as well meet on common ground."
"There isn't the slightest objection in the world," she replied,
as Kennedy reached for the telephone.
We had some little difficulty in locating both Lockwood and
Whitney, but finally after a time managed to find them and arrange
for the conference on the Senorita's safety for the next day.
Outside Kennedy gave instructions to the officer on the beat to
watch the apartment particularly, and there was no reason now to
fear a repetition of the attempt, at least that night.
XVIII
THE ANTIDOTE
Early the following morning Kennedy left me alone in the
laboratory and made a trip downtown, where he visited a South
American tobacco dealer and placed a rush order for a couple of
hundred cigarettes exactly similar in shape and quality to those
which Mendoza had smoked and which the others seemed also to
prefer, except, however, that the deadly drug was left out.
While he was gone, it occurred to me to take up again the hunt for
Alfonso.
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