"I could not," he said. "Kraus had become
suspicious of Lena; he feared she was going to betray them and the note
was a warning to her. It said that if they were caught they would see to
it that she went to jail mit them. At that time you were all suspecting
poor Lena, and I was afraid you would send her to jail before she had a
chance to prove to you that she was loyal."
"You're in love with Lena, aren't you?" asked Mr. Cook.
"We are to be married," said Heinrich, proudly, his eyes shining.
"Did Karl suspect that Lena was treacherous?"
"I think not until he saw that note."
"He was going to read it to us though."
"He would not have read it," cried Heinrich hotly. "He would have made up
something, not what it said at all."
"Who shot Lena?"
"Kraus shot her. She was going to your office to warn you that your
factory was going to be blown up, and he shot her to prevent that."
"Who was the man with the whiskers?" asked Bob.
"His name iss Mueller. He iss the one who set off the bomb tonight.
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