"I suppose so. I didn't see him."
"Did you see Bannard?"
"I did. He was coming away from the house as I started toward it."
"He didn't see you?"
"No, I took good care of that."
"Then he did go away at nearly noon, and he was on his way down to New York when he stopped at the Red Fox Inn."
"Yes, his story is all true. I fixed up the Inn people to put it the other way, because I feared for my own skin."
"You are a fine specimen! Well, go on."
"Well, I was bound to get that pin. I asked Mrs. Pell for it, and she laughed. She wasn't a bit afraid of me. Plucky old thing! I had to tie her while I hunted around! She was ready to scratch my eyes out!"