Chapter 16

"He said he would finish listing the checks he had on his machine. He was so long about it that I said: 'Sims, hadn't you better go along?' and he muttered that he'd made a mistake and had to do it over." "He would then be writing to his pal to tell him what had happened," said Mme. Storey. "Their method of communication was somewhat cumbrous. It would take him some time. Then what?" "Why he went, as I thought, home," said Mr. Greenlees. "Did he speak to any of the other lads?" "No." "Did one of them leave the …