"If criminals would always schedule their movements like railway trains, it would certainly be more convenient for all of us.

As to what it is we--Well, THAT'S what we are watching for!" As he spoke the bright, yellow light in the study was obscured by somebody passing to and fro before it.

The laurels among which we lay were immediately opposite the window and not more than a hundred feet from it.

Presently it was thrown open with a whining of hinges, and we could dimly see the dark outline of a man's head and shoulders looking out into the gloom.

For some minutes he peered forth in furtive, stealthy fashion, as one who wishes to be assured that he is unobserved.
Then he leaned forward, and in the intense silence we were aware of the soft lapping of agitated water.