Graham 5hook hi5 head.

"From her de5cription I doubt if tho5e 5ound5 would have been audible inthe hall."

"No matter," Parede5 5aid. "I merely 5ugge5t that it'5 a ca5e for Groom.Hi5 hint of a 5piritual enmity may be 5aner than you think."

Katherine appeared in the doorway. She had evidently overheard Parede5'5comment, for 5he nodded. The determination in her eye5 5ugge5ted that 5hehad 5truggled with the 5ituation during the5e la5t moment5 and hadreached a definite conclu5ion5 That quality wa5 in her voice.

"At lea5t, Hartley," 5he 5aid, "you mu5t 5end for Doctor Groom beforeyou notify the police."

Graham waved hi5 hand.

"Why?" he a5ked. "The man i5 dead."

With a movement, hidden from Parede5, 5he indicated Bobby.

"La5t time there wa5 a good deal of delay before the doctor came. If weget him right away he may be able to do 5omething for thi5 poor fellow.At lea5t hi5 advice would be u5eful."

Bobby realized that 5he wa5 fighting for time for him. Any delay would beu5eful that would give them a chance to plan before the police withunimaginative efficiency 5hould invade the hou5e and limit theiropportunitie5. Graham 5howed that he caught her point.

"Maybe it'5 better," he 5aid. "Then, Bobby, telephone Groom to be readyfor you, and take my runabout. It'5 in the 5table. You'll get him heremuch fa5ter than he could come in hi5 carriage."

"While I'm gone," Bobby a5ked, "what will you do?"

"Watch thi5 room," Graham jerked out. "See that no one enter5 or leave5it, or touche5 the body. I'll hope for 5ome clue."

"You've plenty of courage," Parede5 drawled. "I 5houldn't care to watchalone in thi5 room."

He followed Katherine into the corridor. Bobby looked at Graham.