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further knowledge of the envelope�察�except they declare it was lying on the 

table when we all made a dash for the dining room。 

     ;Who was the last to leave the porch�拭─�asked Helen。 

     ;Ben Clymer。; 

     ;And he saw no one take the envelope�拭─�

     ;He declares that he had his back to the table�察�part of the time�察�but to 

the best of his knowledge no one took the envelope。; 

     ;One of them must have�察─�insisted Barbara。 

     ;The envelope hadn't legs or wings。; 

     ;One of them did take it�察─�agreed Kent。 

     ;But which one is the question。         Frankly�察�to find the answer�察�I must 

know the contents of the envelope�察�Helen。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;Because then I will have some idea who would be enough interested 

in the envelope to steal it。; 

    Helen considered him long and thoughtfully。             ;I cannot answer your 

question�察─�she announced finally。         She saw his face harden�察�and hastened 

to explain。    ;Not through any lack of confidence in you�察�Harry�察�b´b´but�察─�

she   stumbled     in  her  speech。   ;I   ´  I  do  not  know   what   the  envelope 

contains。; 

    Kent stared at her open´mouthed。           ;Then who requested you to lock 



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the envelope in Rochester's safe�拭─�he demanded�察�and receiving no reply�察�

asked suddenly�此 �Was it Rochester�拭─�

     ;I   am   not   at   liberty   to   tell   you�察─  �she   responded�察  �her   mouth   set   in 

obstinate  lines   and   before  he   could   press   his   request   a  second   time�察  �she 

asked�此     �Philip   Rochester      defended     Jimmie     in  court    when    every    one 

thought   him   a   burglar�察  �why   then�察  �should   Philip   have   picked   him   out   to 

attack ´ he is not a homicidal maniac�拭─�

     ;No�察�but the police contend that Rochester recognized Jimmie in   his 

make´up and decided to kill him�察�hoping his death would be attributed to 

angina pectoris�察�and no post´mortem held�察─�wound up Kent。 

     ;I   don   t   quite   understand;   ´   Helen   raised   her   handkerchief   to     her 

forehead and removed a drop of moisture。                 ;How did Philip kill Jimmie 

there in court before us all�拭─�

     ;Ferguson   believes   that   he   put   the   dose   of   aconitine   in   the   glass   of 

water     which     Jimmie     asked     for�察─ �explained      Kent�察   �and   would     have 

continued his remarks�察�but a scream from Barbara startled him。 

     ;There�察  �look   at   the   window�察─  �she   cried。    ;I   saw   a   face   peering   in。 

Look quick�察�Harry�察�look� ─�

     Kent needed no second bidding�察�but although he craned his head far 

outside the open window and gazed both up and down the street and along 

the path to the kitchen door�察�he failed to see any one。                 ;Was it a man or 

woman�拭─�he asked�察�turning back to the room。 

     ;I   ´   I   couldn't   tell�察  �it   was   just   a glimpse。;   Barbara  stood   resting   one 

hand on the table�察�her weight leaning upon it。               Not for words would she 

have had Kent know that her knees were shaking under her。 

     ;Did   you   see   the   face�察  �Helen�拭─�As   he   put   the   question   Kent   looked 

around at the silent girl in the corner�察�she had slipped back in her chair and�察�

with closed eyes�察�lay white´lipped and limp。              With a leap Kent gained her 

side and his hand sought her pulse。 

     ;Ring for brandy and water�察─�he directed as Barbara came to his aid。 

;Helen has fainted。; 

     Twenty   minutes   later   Kent   hastened   out   of   the   McIntyre   house   and�察�

turning into Connecticut Avenue�察�boarded a street car headed south。 After 

carrying     Helen    to  the   twins'   sitting  room    he   had   assisted    Barbara    in 



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reviving     her。   He    had    wondered      at  the  time   why    Barbara     had   not 

summoned the servants�察�then concluded that neither sister wished a scene。 

That Helen was worse than she would admit he appreciated�察�and advised 

Barbara to send for Dr。 Stone。         The well´meant suggestion had apparently 

fallen on deaf ears�察�for no physician had appeared during the time he was 

in the house�察�nor had Barbara used the telephone�察�almost at her elbow as 

she sat by her sister's couch�察�to summon Dr。 Stone。              Kent had only waited 

long enough to convince himself that Helen was out of danger�察�and then 

had departed。 

     It was nearly one o'clock when he finally stepped inside his office�察�and 

he found his clerk and a dressy female bending eagerly over a newspaper。 

They looked up at his approach and Sylvester came forward。 

     ;This is   my  wife�察 �sir�察─�he   explained�察�and   Kent bowed   courteously  to 

Mrs。   Sylvester。     ;We   were   just   reading   this   account   of   Mr。   Rochester's 

disappearance�察�it's dreadful�察�sir�察�to think that the police believe him guilty 

of Mr。 Turn bull's murder。; 

     ;Dreadful�察  �indeed�察─  �agreed   Kent�察  �the   news   had   been   published   even 

sooner than he had imagined。           ;What paper is that�拭─�

     ;The noon edition of the Times。;           Sylvester handed it to him。 

     ;Thanks�察─�Kent flung down his hat and spread open the paper。                   ;Who 

have been here to´day�拭─�

     ;Colonel McIntyre�察�sir�察�he left a card for you。;            Sylvester hurried into 

Kent's office�察�to return a moment later with a visiting card。 ;He left this�察�

sir�察�for you with most particular directions that it be handed to you at once 

on your arrival。; 

     Kent read the curt message on the card without comment and tore the 

paste´board into tiny bits。 

     ;Any one else been in this morning�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Yes�察  �sir。;   Sylvester   consulted   a   written   memorandum。       ;Mr。   Black 

called�察�also Colonel Thorne�察�Senator Harris�察�and Mrs。 Brewster。; 

     ;Mrs。 Brewster� ─       �The newspaper slipped from Kent's fingers in his 

astonishment。       ;What did she want here�拭─�

     ;To   see   you�察  �sir�察  �so she   said�察 �but   she   first   asked   for   Mr。   Rochester�察─�

explained Sylvester�察�stooping over to pick up the inside sheet of the Times 



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which   had   separated   from   the   others。      ;I   told   her   that   Mr。 Rochester 

was unavoidably detained in Cleveland�察�then she said she would consult 

you and I let her wait in your office for the good part of an hour。; 

     Kent thought a moment then walked toward his door�察�on its threshold 

he paused�察�struck by a sudden idea。 

     ;Did Colonel McIntyre come with Mrs。 Brewster�拭─�he asked。 

     ;No�察�Mr。 Kent�察�he came in while she was here。; 

     ;And   they   went   off   together�察─  �volunteered   Mrs。   Sylvester�察  �who   had 

been a silent listener to their conversation。           Kent started�察�he had forgotten 

the woman。        ;Excuse me�察�Mr。 Kent�察─�she continued�察�and stepped toward 

him。     ;I   presume�察  �likely�察  �that   you   are   very   interested   in   this   charge   of 

murder against your partner�察�Mr。 Rochester。; 

     ;I am�察─�affirmed Kent�察�as Mrs。 Sylvester paused。 

     ;I   am   too�察  �sir�察─  �she   confided   to   him。 ;Cause   you   see   I   was   in   the 

court room when Mr。 Turnbull died and I'm naturally interested。; 

     ;Naturally�察─�agreed Kent with a commiserating glance at his clerk�察�the 

latter's wife threatened to be loquacious�察�and he judged from her looks that 

it   was   a   habit   which   had   grown   with   the   years。  As   a   general   rule   he 

abhorred talkative women�察�but ´ ;And what took you to the police court on 

Tuesday morning�拭─�

     ;Why�察    �me    and   Mr。   Sylvester    have   our 

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