Hello! That sounds like the Doctor's rig."

A moment later the bell rang and Dr. Ferris entered the room.

"Ah, Doctor," he said extending his hand to me, "what have we here?"

Before I could answer he had noticed Maitland and advanced to shake
hands with him.

"Is this indeed so serious as I have been told?" he asked, after
his greeting.

"It seems to me likely," replied Maitland slowly, "to develop into
the darkest mystery I have ever known."

"Hum!" replied the Examiner. "Has the body been moved or the
disposition of its members altered?"

"Not since I arrived," replied Officer Barker.

"And before?" queried Dr. Ferris, turning to Maitland.

"Everything is absolutely intact. I have made a few notes and
measurements, but I have disturbed nothing," replied Maitland.

"Good," said the Examiner. "May I see those notes before I go?
You were on that Parker case and you have, you know, something of a
reputation for thoroughness. Perhaps you may have noted something
that would escape me."