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The other carrying-case was in exactly the same condition. Coburn muttered bitterly: "They were set to destroy themselves if they got into other hands than Dillon's. We haven't a bit of proof that he wasn't a human being. Not a shred of proof!" He suddenly felt a sick rage, as if he had been played with and mocked. The raid from Bulgaria was serious enough, of course.
Then, satisfied that he had found his destination, he picked up a wicker carrying-case that for the moment he had placed on the curb and entered the shop. A Chinaman stepped forward, scrutinized him closely, and, nodding significantly, bade the new-comer follow him. They went to the back of the shop. The Chinese clapped his hands, and a panel in the wall slid back, disclosing a stairway.
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