“Yes; Mr. Gately gave me one a few years ago.”
“Where is it?”
“Down at our country-place, on Long Island. I am afraid of burglars there, but not nearly so much so in the city.”
“H’m. Now, Miss Raynor, you are the last one known to have seen Amos Gately alive.”
“Why, Mr. Brice saw the shooting!”
“Only in shadow. I mean you are the last one known to have talked with him in his office. Was your interview—er,—amicable?”
“Entirely so. I went there for some money, as I occasionally did. My guardian gave me a check and I cashed it at the Trust Company Bank.”
“Yes, we know that; and that the check was given to you, and was later cashed, all at about the time Mr. Gately was killed.”
“Earlier Mr. Hudson. I was in the bank about half-past two.”
“No, Miss Raynor. We have the teller’s statement that you were there about three o’clock.”