"What did Bronson do?"

"Lost his head and ran out. He hadn't got halfway to the elevator
when he fell, in a sort of fainting fit. He came to long enough to
tell his story. Then he got terribly nauseated and went off again."

"He's sure the man had fallen before the explosion?"

"Absolutely."

"And he got no answer to his knocking?"

"No. That's why he went in. He thought something might be wrong."

"Had anybody else been in the room or past it within a few minutes?"

"Absolutely no one. The floor girl's desk is just outside. She
must have seen anyone going in."

"Has she anything to add?"

"She heard the shot. And a minute or two before, she had heard and
felt a jar from the room."

"Corroborative of the man having fallen before the shot," commented
Jones.

"When I got here, five minutes later, he was quite dead," continued
the manager.