Phyllis stared at her in some surprise. “Why, you know I didn’t! What makes you ask?”
“Because I did!” Leslie quietly returned.
CHAPTER VI
LESLIE MAKES SOME DEDUCTIONS
“Well, of all things!” ejaculated the astonished Phyllis. “And you never said a word! What was it?”
“I didn’t say anything,” explained Leslie, “because there was hardly a chance. It was just before we came out. And—”
“But what was it? Never mind how it happened!” cried Phyllis impatiently.
“Well, this is part of it. In that southwest bedroom (the one facing our house), I saw a tiny string of beads lying under the bureau, just by the front leg of it. The string was just a thread about three inches long, with some little green beads on it. A few of the beads had come off it and rolled farther away. I picked one of them up, and here it is.” She held out a little bead to Phyllis.