“Her,” he corrected. “Miss Florence Ballau.”
Dr. Lytton nodded.
“Where is she?” he inquired.
“Under lock and key,” said Norton. “We arrested her yesterday morning.”
“Where?” whispered De Medici.
“In New York,” Norton answered.
De Medici’s eyes closed happily. In New York yesterday morning ... and the letter from Rollo, Maine, had been mailed yesterday morning.... Two conflicting incidents. He laughed softly.
“And you think Miss Ballau committed the murder?” he repeated. “The theory is as bewildering, if not as charming, as your first, lieutenant.”
Norton nodded in good humor and lighted a cigar. Dr. Lytton sat regarding De Medici.
“Mailed yesterday from Rollo, Maine,” the scientist mused, “and she was arrested yesterday in New York. Then she either left the thing with a friend to mail for her, or....”