The men who knew that he knew what he knew had found him, and had taken the best way to make certain of his silence.

Yes; but he had been in my rooms four days, and his enemies must have reckoned that he had confided in me.

So I would be the next to go.

It might be that very night, or next day, or the day after, but my number was up all right.
Then suddenly I thought of another probability.

Supposing I went out now and called in the police, or went to bed and let Paddock find the body and call them in the morning.