Physiognomy is a subtle science, and
the exceptions to its rules are often of a sensational character. In
the same way Kerry looked for evasion, and, where possible, flight, on
the part of one possessing a guilty conscience. Mollie Gretna was a
phenomenal exception to a rule otherwise sound. And even one familiar
with criminal psychology might be forgiven for failing to detect guilt
in a woman anxious to make the acquaintance of a prominent member of
the Criminal Investigation Department.
Pausing for a moment in the entrance of the club, and chewing
reflectively, Kerry swung open the door and walked out into the
street. He had one more cover to "beat," and he set off briskly,
plunging into the mazes of Soho crossing Wardour Street into old
Compton Street, and proceeding thence in the direction of Shaftesbury
Avenue. Turning to the right on entering the narrow thoroughfare for
which he was bound, he stopped and whistled softly. He stood in the
entrance to a court; and from further up the court came an answering
whistle.
Kerry came out of the court again, and proceeded some twenty paces
along the street to a restaurant. The windows showed no light, but the
door remained open, and Kerry entered without hesitation, crossed a
darkened room and found himself in a passage where a man was seated in
a little apartment like that of a stage-door keeper.
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