“So you want me to make you certain of your ground, is that it?”
“Well, not exactly that. I’m certain now.”
“Yes?”
“Yes, Miss Dell, you know.”
“What about her?”
“She knows about the money being in his possession.”
“How come?” Bertha asked.
“Miss Dell was his secretary for more than a year, and she remembers the occasion when he dictated the letter in which he said he was going to keep five thousand dollars on hand. That is, she did after I refreshed her memory.”
“Where’s the letter?” Bertha asked.
“I have it in Vermont — that is, I hope I have it there. I very seldom destroy important correspondence.”