Chapter 14

           Mr.CatchumandidnotprovebyanymeanstobetheonetoextractfromClydeanythingmorethanhadeitherMasonorSmillie.Althoughshrewdtoadegreeinpiecingtogetheroutofthemuddledstatementsofanothersuchdataasseemedmostprobable,stillhewasnotsosuccessfulintherealmoftheemotions,aswasnecessaryinthecaseofClyde.Hewastoolegal,chilling—unemotional.Andinconsequence,aftergrillingClydeforfourlonghoursonehotJulyafternoon,hewaseventuallycompelledtodesistwiththefeelingthatasaplotterofcrimeClydewasprobablythemostarrestingexampleoffeebleandblunderingincapacityhehadevermet.

           ForsinceSmillie’sdepartureMasonhadproceededtotheshoresofBigBitternwithClyde.Andtherediscoveredthetripodandcamera.AlsolistenedtomoreofClyde’slies.AndashenowexplainedtoCatchumanthat,whileClydedeniedowningacamera,neverthelesshehadproofthathedidownoneandhadtakenitwithhimwhenheleftLycurgus.YetwhenconfrontedwiththisfactbyCatchuman,asthelatternownoticed,Clydehadnothingtosayotherthanthathehadnottakenacamerawithhimandthatthetripodfoundwasnottheonebelongingtoanycameraofhis—aliewhichsoirritatedCatchumanthathedecidednottoarguewithhimfurther.

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