"You did!" exclaimed her mistress; "and who, did you go with?" she added.
"With—with some friends," said Kate.
"And who were they, pray?" said Mrs. Maple, sternly.
But Kate shook her head. "Most of them I did not know. William Minn took us; he brought us the orders."
The man noted her answers down in a book, and then said, "I must search her boxes."
"Very well," said Mrs. Maple. "Kate, you ought to know that this is a policeman, and he must search your things for some property that was stolen at the theatre last night."
"Mine," gasped Kate; but there was no time to say more, for Mrs. Maple led the way to her room, and she slowly followed behind the detective.
"Which is your box, young woman?" asked the man.
Kate pointed to it, and handed him the key.
"I had that bag with me last night," she said, as he took it out.