"I suppose it was in connection with this murder," she said.
"Yes."
"Tell me about it. What bearing did your trip have on it?"
Lowell was surprised at the intensity of her question.
"Well, you see," he said, "I had to bring in a couple of men who are suspected of committing the crime. But, frankly, I thought that in this quiet place you had not so much as heard of the murder."
The girl smiled, but there was no mirth in her eyes.
"Of course it isn't as if one had newsboys shouting at the door," she replied, "but we couldn't escape hearing of it, even here. Tell me, who are these men you have arrested?"
"An Indian and a half-breed. Their tracks were found at the scene of the murder."
"But that evidence is so slight! Surely they cannot—they may not be guilty."
"If not, they will have to clear themselves at the trial."