“That’s so,” Daisy admitted, pouting. “I like flowers and candies as well as anybody, and they’re scarce nowadays.”
“Where were you last night?” Corson inquired, suddenly.
“Home and in bed,” declared Daisy, and when Julie gave her a quick, surprised look she said, defiantly, “Well, I was!”
“And where were you?” The detective turned to Julie.
“Home and in bed,” she said also, but her tone was not convincing.
Corson was about to ask further questions of them, but just then Mr Vail came down in the elevator, and the detective turned to him.
“What!” Vail exclaimed, as the news was told him. “Binney! Why, who did it?”
“Women,” said Corson, succinctly, and Vail looked mystified.
“Women! What women? And how do you know?”
He was enlightened as to the written message, and he looked utterly amazed.