[CHAPTER XXIV.]
A FINAL SURPRISE.
"Isabella killed Maurice!" said Jen, pushing back his chair. "Impossible, doctor. You must be mistaken."
"I don't think so," replied Etwald, dryly. "I saw her do it. So did David."
"You must be mistaken," insisted the major once more. "David was in London on the night when the crime was committed."
"By his own confession in court, David was in the grounds of Mrs. Dallas on that night."
"Yes, yes. You are right!" said Jen, in a bewildered tone. "Still, I cannot believe that Isabella killed Maurice. She loved him dearly, and had no reason to murder him."
"None in the world. Yet she certainly took his life."
"Why not?" said Etwald, coolly. "Mrs. Dallas had no reason to steal the devil-stick, yet--"
"Without a reason! I don't believe it."