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The mysterious air voyager had by now disappeared entirely, although they might still have caught the throbbing of his madly working motor had it not been for their own engine kicking up so much racket, Jack not being inclined to make use of the capable silencer just then.
"I fancy you got it out of a dime novel, didn't you? One of those silencer things." "Yes," said Danglar grimly; "one of those silencer things. Where is she?" The Adventurer made no answer. The color in Danglar's face deepened. "I'll make things even a little plainer to you," he said with brutal coolness.
"Sixth: The word 'blackmail' was not mentioned, and Johnny Drake, because of professional ethics, I suppose, did not tell about Nita's two deposits of $5,000 each in his bank. "Seventh: The secret shelf in the foyer closet was not mentioned. "Peter's verdict, after he got through with us, was that only Sprague could have done it using the gun and silencer which Nita herself had stolen from Hugo.
And he had said further, in face of the disappearance of the gun and in explanation of the fact that all twelve of these people had immediately protested to Strawn that they had heard no shot: "This was a premeditated murder, of course. The Maxim silencer unless they are all lying about not hearing a shot proves that.
"And when did you last see your gun and silencer?" Dundee persisted. "Last Sunday, of course.... Why, Good Lord!" Marshall ejaculated. "It was Nita herself who put the gun away!" There was a collective gasp of relief. Eyes could meet eyes now. But it was Flora Miles who voiced the thought or hope that seemed apparent on every face.
It was Luther Barr. His features swam in the field of the glasses as clear as if he had been standing ten feet away. His lean, mean face was convulsed and gray with rage. He seemed to be furiously berating Sanborn, whose rifle, Harry now observed, was equipped with a silencer. With this appliance bullets can be fired from an ordinary rifle without even as much sound as an air-gun.
A motor-car went past, and then the laurel bushes by the side of the steps moved, and a man in a black mackintosh stepped out. He bent over the dead man, picked up the fallen torch and flashed the light on the dead man's face, then, with a grunt of satisfaction, Raoul Pontarlier unscrewed his Soubet silencer and slipped his automatic into the wet pocket of his mackintosh.
Sir Lionel explained that, just before reaching Bideford the silencer worked loose, and so got upon Mrs. Norton's nerves that Apollo was stopped in the pouring rain for Young Nick to right the wrong. As if to prove the truth of the proverb, "the more haste the less speed," in his hurry poor Buddha burnt his hand.
"You've got that letter?" he asked eagerly. Bruce shook his head. "No, not that," he said. Then leaning forward he added in a low voice: "Have you ever heard of the Maxim silencer?" "I believe I have, vaguely," replied Robin. "Isn't it something to do with a motor engine?" "No," said Bruce. "It's an extraordinary invention which absolutely suppresses the noise of the discharge of a gun."
It is said that in Wyoming the Maxim silencer is now being used. England has produced a weapon of a new type, called "the scatter rifle," which is intended for use on ducks. The best binoculars are used in searching out the game, and horses carry the hunters and guides as near as possible to the game.
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