tenacity than clay—only the heads, the hands and the feet were, like the body of the box, of some wood that Hereford guessed was teak. These heads and hands and feet, as Hereford bent beside the box and touched them, moved with soft clickings of wooden levers within; while from under the lid of the box, which stood partly open, came a strong smell of sandalwood.
The captain of police, who seemed to be in charge of the situation, turned to Hereford.
"Your friend has been telling us some surprising things, Mr. Hereford," he said, "and has suggested some still more surprising. Already he has proved enough so that we are to permit him to demonstrate the rest."
Hereford nodded his understanding.
Presently Max came in, flushed and anxious. By his direction, two members of the
