The inspector made no direct reply.
"There are a few questions," he said, "which it is my duty to put to you."
"Questions?" she repeated.
"Do you know where your uncle is?"
Ruth shook her head.
"I left him here this morning," she replied. "He has not been out for several days. I expected to find him here when I returned."
"We have been here since four o'clock," the man said. "There was no one here when we arrived, nor has any one been since. Your uncle has no regular hours, I suppose?"
"He is very uncertain," Ruth answered. "He does newspaper reporting, and he sometimes has to work late."
"Can you tell me what newspaper he is engaged upon?"
"The Signal, for one," Ruth replied.