human
This is Mr. Gramont? Police headquarters speakin'. You laid a charge this morning against a fellow named Chacherre?
gpt
Yes,
human
Must ha' been some mistake, then, came the response.
gpt
We thought the prints fitted, but found later they didn't. We looked up the Chacherre guy and found he was workin' steady and strictly O. K. What's more to the point, he proved up a dead sure alibi for the other night.
human
Oh! said Gramont.
gpt
Then there's nothing to be done?
human
Not yet. We're workin' on it, and maybe we'll have some news later. Good-bye.
gpt
Ah! he murmured.
human
I congratulate you on your efficiency, Mr. Fell! But now wait a little--and we'll meet again. I think I'm getting somewhere at last, and I'll have a surprise for you one of these days!
gpt
Fat Tuesday,