He only swerved once, and then for a single stride, while he----" "I shall not warn you a second time," and Devar knew that the detective meant what he said, and kept quiet.
"May I ask where the police headquarters are situated ?" said the Earl in the frostiest tone he could command at the moment.
"At the corner of Center Street and Grand," said Steingall indifferently.

He was about to add the unpleasing fact--unpleasing to Lord Valletort, that is--that the man on duty at the Detective Bureau would certainly refer an inquirer to him, Steingall, when the clerk reappeared.
"A patrolman has brought a note for you," he said, handing Steingall a sealed letter, which the detective opened instantly after glancing at the superscription.

It was from the police captain, and ran: "Count Vassilan has just left the Waldorf-Astoria in a taxi.

Clancy is driving." Steingall's face betrayed no more expression than that of the Sphinx, though inwardly he was consumed with laughter; he himself was chief of the Bureau, and Clancy was his most trusted assistant! Certainly, the gods were contriving a spicy dish for the news-loving inhabitants of New York..