But, after all, reflected the boy, resting comfortably in the soft-padded cushions of a big leather chair, all this really made the case the more interesting.
He was rather glad Mershone was in no hurry to precipitate a climax.

A long stern chase was never a bad chase.
By and bye another idea occurred to Charlie.

He would call upon his cousin Diana, and get her to telephone Madame Cerise for information about Louise.

It would do no harm to enlighten Diana as to what he had done.

She must suspect it already; and was she not a co-conspirator?
But he could not wisely make this call until the afternoon.