‘I loved him!’ she went on wildly. ‘I won’t have that woman go near him!’
I went to the casement door.
‘Come in,’ I said to Mary Jerome. ‘I want you to go upstairs and look at Dedrick. Don’t pay any attention to her. I’ll see she doesn’t…’
I stopped short.
Serena had moved swiftly to a drawer in the writing desk at the other end of the room, pulled it open and swung around. She had a small automatic in her hand.
‘She stays where she is!’
Mary stood quietly in the doorway, looking at Serene. Her eyes were cold and contemptuous.
‘What are you afraid of?’ I asked, moving slowly towards.
‘Stay where you are!’
I saw her knuckle tighten on the trigger and I stopped.