CHAPTER XVIII

THE TELEGRAM Hetherwick followed his companion across the Strand, into the Adelphi, and to the house they wanted--an old Adams mansion, now divided into flats. Matherfield did not take the trouble to ascend to the upper regions; he sought and found a caretaker and put a question to him. The man shook his head. "Dr. Ambrose, sir?" he replied. "Oh, yes, Dr. Ambrose lives here--38. But he ain't in, sir--ain't at home, in fact. He's been away three weeks or so--don't know where he is." With a meaning look at Hetherw…