urtively watching the face
of Kennedy as though he hoped to learn as much from him as Craig did on
his part.

"It's the mechanical end of it that I don't understand," continued
Tresham, after a pause. "Creighton claims to have discovered a new force
which he calls vibrodyne. I think it is just as well that Miss Laidlaw
has decided to consult a scientist about it before she puts any more
money into the thing. I can't say I approve of her interest in
it--though, of course, I know next to nothing about it, except from the
legal standpoint."

"Who is that Mrs. Barry of whom Miss Laidlaw spoke?" asked Kennedy a
moment later.

"I believe she is a friend of Creighton's. Somehow she got acquainted
with Miss Laidlaw and introduced her to him."

"You know her?" queried Craig casually.

"Oh, yes," came the frank reply. "She has been in to see me, too; first
to interest me in the motor, and then to consult me about various legal
points in connection with it."

I felt sure that Tresham was more than just a bit jealous of his pretty
client. Certainly his tone was intended to convey the impression that he
wished she would leave her affairs in his hands entirely.

"You don't know anything more about her--where she came from--her
connections?" added Craig.

"Hardly more than you do," asserted Tresham. "I've only seen the woman a
few times. In fact I should be glad to know more about her--and about
Creighton, too. I hope that if you find out anything you'll let me know
so that I can protect Miss Laidlaw's interests."

"I shall do so," promised Kennedy, rising.

"I'll do the same," agreed Tresham, extending his hand. "I see no reason
why we shouldn't work together for--my client."

There was no mistaking the fact that Tresham would have liked to be able
to say something more intimate than "client." Perhaps he might have been
nearer to it if her interest in him had not been diverted by this
wonderful motor. At any rate I fancied he had little love for Creighton.
Yet, when I reflected afterward, it seemed like a wide gulf that must
separate a comparatively impecunious lawyer from a wealthy girl like
Adele Laidlaw.

Kennedy was not through with his effort to learn something by a thorough
investigation of the neighborhood yet. For some time after we left
Tresham's office, he stood in the doorway of the Bank Building, looking
about as though he hated to leave without establishing some vantage
point from which to watch what was