I heard the shot and investigated.

His body lies there now." I saw Broussard's snaky eyes flash across toward Coombs' face, but the latter remained motionless.
"It's a damn lie!" he ejaculated roughly.

"There is no body there." "Easily settled.

Come with me, and I 'll show you." Rather to my surprise neither objected to the test, and we tramped in single file toward the house.

Some precaution kept me at the rear, and I followed silently when Coombs entered the open door of the kitchen.
Unknown to me there was a narrow back stairway, and we mounted this without exchanging a word.