Chapter 18: The Fatal Period

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​⁠As Kent walked into the library he found Colonel McIntyre by his side; the latter's even breathing gave no indication of the haste he had made down the staircase to catch up with Kent.

Detective Ferguson hardly noted their arrival, his attention being given wholly to the examination of the Venetian casket which had played such an important part in the drama of the night before. The casket and its c