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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   little  differences   like   other 

married   couples�察─  �she   explained。       ;And   sometimes   we   ask   the   Court   to 

settle them。; She caught Kent's look of impatience and hurried her speech。 

;The burglar case came on just after ours was remanded�察�and seeing the 

McIntyre twins�察�whom I've often read about�察�I just thought I'd stay。                     Let 

me have that paper a minute。;            ;Certainly�察─�Kent gave her the newspaper 

and she ran her finger down the columns devoted to the Turnbull case with 

a slowness that set his already excited nerves on edge。 

     ;Here's   what   I'm  looking   for�察─  �she   exclaimed   triumphantly�察  �a   minute 

later�察�and pointed to the paragraph�此�

        ;Mrs。     Margaret      Perry    Brewster�察    �the  fascinating     widow�察   �added 

nothing   material   to   the   case   in   her   testimony�察  �and   she   was      quickly 

excused�察    �after   stating   that  she   was   told   about   the      tragedy     by   the 

McIntyre twins upon their return from the                 Police Court。; 



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     ;Well what of it�拭─�asked Kent。 

     ;Only   this�察  �Mr。   Kent�察─  �Mrs。   Sylvester   enjoyed   nothing   so   much   as 

talking to a good looking man�察�especially in the presence of her husband�察�

and she could not refrain from a triumphant look at him as she went on 

with her remarks。        ;There was a female sitting on the bench next to me in 

Court�察�in fact�察�she and I were the only women on that side�察�and I kinder 

noticed her on that account�察�and then I saw she was all done up in veils ´ I 

couldn't see her face。 

     ;I caught her peering this way and that during the burglar's hearing�察�I 

don't   reckon   she   could   see   well   through     all   the   veils。   Now�察  �don't   get 

impatient�察�Mr。 Kent�察�I'm getting to my point ´ that woman sitting next to 

me in the police court was the widow Brewster。; 

     ;What� ─�Kent laughed unbelievingly。             ;Oh�察�come�察�you are mistaken。; 

     ;I am not�察�sir。;      Mrs。 Sylvester spoke with conviction。              ;Now�察 �why 

does Mrs。 Brewster declare at the coroner's inquest that she only heard of 

the Turnbull tragedy from the McIntyre twins on their return home�拭─�

     ;You must be mistaken�察─�argued Kent。 

     ;Why�察�you admit yourself that the woman was so swathed in veils that 

you could not see her face。; 

     ;No�察  �but   I   heard   her   laugh   in   court�察─  �Mrs。   Sylvester   spoke   in   deep 

earnestness and Kent placed faith in her statement in spite of his outward 

skepticism。      ;And   I   heard her   laugh   in   this   corridor   this   morning   and   I 

placed her as the same woman。             I asked Mr。 Sylvester who she was�察�and 

he told me。      I'd been reading this account of the Turnbull inquest�察�and I 

recollected seeing Mrs。 Brewster's name�察�and my husband and I were just 

reading the account over when you came in。; 

     Kent gazed in perplexity at Mrs。 Sylvester。             ;Why did Mrs。 Brewster 

laugh in the police court�拭─�he asked。 

     ;When   Dr。   Stone   exclaimed   to   the   deputy   marshal   ´   'Your   prisoner 

appears ill��'; declared Mrs。 Sylvester�察�she enjoyed the dramatic�察�and that 

Kent   was   hanging   on   her   words   she   was   fully   aware�察  �in   spite   of   his 

expressionless   face。      ;Dr。   Stone   lifted   the   burglar   in   his   arms   and   then 

Mrs。   Brewster   laughed   as   she   laughed   in   the   corridor   to´day   ´   a   soft 

gurgling laugh。; 



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                           CHAPTER XIV 



                                       PAY CASH 

     It   was   the   rush   hour   at   the   Metropolis Trust   Company  and   the   busy 

paying   teller   counted   out   silver   and   gold   and   treasury   notes   of   varying 

denominations       with    the   mechanical     precision    and   exactness     which 

experience gives。       Suddenly his hand stopped midway toward the money 

drawer�察�his attention arrested by the signature on a check。 A swift glance 

upward showed him a girl's face at the grille of the window。               There was 

an instant's pause�察�then she addressed him。 

     ;Do hurry�察�Mr。 McDonald�察�father is waiting for me。; 

     ;Pardon   me�察  �Miss   McIntyre。;     He   stamped   the   check   and   laid   it   to 

one side。    ;how do you want the money�拭─�

     ;Oh�察  �I   forgot。;   She   glanced   at   a   memorandum   on   the   back  of   an 

envelope。     ;Mrs。 Brewster wishes ten tens�察�five twenties�察�and ten ones。 

     Thank you�察�good afternoon�察─�and counting over the money she thrust it 

inside her bag and hurried away。 

     She had been gone a bare five minutes when Kent reached the window 

and pushed several checks toward the teller。 

     ;Is Mr。 Clymer in his office�察�McDonald�拭─�he asked�察�placing the bank 

notes given�察�him in his wallet。 

     ;I'm not sure。; The teller glanced around at the clock�察�the hands stood 

at ten minutes of three。       ;It's pretty near closing time�察�Kent�察�still�察�he may 

be there。; 

     ;I'll go and see�察─�and with a nod of farewell Kent turned on his heel 

and walked off in the direction of the office of the bank president。                On 

reaching   there   he   saw�察  �through   the   glass   partition   of   the   door�察  �Clymer 

seated in earnest conclave with two men。 

    Happening to glance up Clymer recognized Kent and beckoned to him 

to   come   inside。   ;You   know   Taylor�察─  �he   said   by   way   of   introduction。 

;And this is Mr。 Harding of New York ´ Mr。 Kent�察─�he turned around in his 

swivel chair to face the three men。         ;Draw up a chair�察�Kent�察�we were just 

going over to see you。 

     ;Yes�拭─�Kent looked inquiringly at the bank president�察�the gravity of his 



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manner betokened serious tidings。           ; What is it�察�Mr。 Clymer�拭─�

     Clymer did   not reply  at once。        ;It's   this�察─�he said finally�察 �with   blunt 

directness。     ;Your   partner�察  �Philip   Rochester�察  �appears   to   be   a   bankrupt。 

Harding   and   Taylor   came   in   here   to   attach   his   private   bank   account   to 

cover indebtedness to their business firms。; 

     An exclamation broke from Kent。             ;Impossible� ─�he gasped。 

     ;I would have said the same this morning�察─�declared Clymer。                 ;But on 

investigation I find that Rochester has over´drawn his account here for a 

large amount and borrowed heavily。             The further I look into his financial 

affairs the more involved I find them。; 

     ;But;   ´   Kent   was   white´lipped。     ;I   know   for   an   absolute   fact   that 

Rochester was paid some exceedingly large fees last week�察�totaling over 

fifty thousand dollars。; 

     ;He has never deposited such a sum�察�or anywhere like that amount in 

this bank either last week or this�察─�stated Clymer�察�running his eyes down a 

bank statement which�察�with several pass books�察�lay on his desk。 

     ;Does he carry accounts at other banks�拭─�inquired Harding。 

     ;Not   that   I   can   discover�察─  �responded   Taylor。  ;I   have   been   to   every 

national   and   private   banking   house   in   Washington�察  �but   all   deny   having 

him as a depositor。       Did Rochester ever bank out of town�察�Kent�拭─�

     ;Not to my knowledge。;           Kent drew out a bank book。            ;Here is the 

firm's balance�察�Mr。 Clymer�察�we bank here�察�you know。; 

     ;Yes。; Clymer's look

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