"Do you remember how I said that you had given me a clue, when we met outside the gates of the 'Moated Hall' park?"
"Yes. I could not understand. I can recall nothing likely to----"
"Hold on a bit, doctor, I'm going to explain now. That Kyles cove----"
"Who is engaged to Miss Tedder. Well?"
"Kyles," explained Sweetlips, with his keen eyes on the medical man, "is an adventurer, and is after Miss Tedder's money, I should say."
"He certainly doesn't seem to be crazy about her."
"No! That sort of chap's only crazy about one person--himself. I know--and you know, from Mr. Ritson,--that Sir Simon didn't approve of the engagement."
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Go on."
"When you talked of Kyles defending Mr. Herries," continued Kind, thinking out his case. "I thought it strange that he should go out of his way to help a chap on whom--as you told me, doctor--he had never set eyes. I guessed that there must be some reason for that--a reason connected with the murder."
"Surely you don't think that Kyles has anything to do with the crime?"