Chapter 6
THE MISSING MESSAGEAfter Jane left Carter at the d**g-store, he did not cross
immediately to the bookshop opposite. His detective work was not of
that sort. He strolled leisurely around the corner long enough to
give some directions to his two aides waiting there and then,
moving across the street, paused in front of the window of books as
if something there had attracted his attention. All the while he
was keeping a sharp eye for any person who looked as if they might
be connected in any way with old Hoff. Satisfied that his entrance
was unobserved he strolled casually in and began looking over the
volumes in the lending library. The lone clerk in the store—a young
woman—at first volunteered some suggestions, but as they went
unheeded she returned to her work of post
