He wants to know, you know." We had once more turned into John Street and now perceived a man, standing on the wide doorstep of the house with the shattered window, looking anxiously up and down the street.
"Do either of you gents know anything about this here ?" he asked, pointing to the broken pane.
"Yes," said Thorndyke, "we happened to be passing when it was done; in fact," he added, "I rather suspect that the missile, whatever it was, was intended for our benefit." "Oh!" said the man.

"Who done it ?" "That I can't say," replied Thorndyke.

"Whoever he was, he made off on a bicycle and we were unable to catch him." "Oh!" said the man once more, regarding us with growing suspicion.

"On a bicycle, hay! Dam funny, ain't it?
What did he do it with ?" "That is what I should like to find out," said Thorndyke.

"I see this house is empty." "Yes, it's empty--leastways it's to let.