CHAPTER XI

THE COFFEE PERCOLATOR (_Friday, July 13; 2.45 p. m._) Markham resumed his seat. He was far too dismayed to resent Vance’s good-natured irony. The murder of Kyle, which at first had appeared so straightforward and simple, was becoming more and more involved. Subtle and terrible undercurrents were beginning to make themselves felt; and it was now clear to every one, I think, that the crime, instead of being a mere brutal braining, was a sinister factor in a deep, ramified plot. Even Heath had at l…