"Rudolph Zirknitz."
"Bah! that silly fool! What does he know?"
"More than you think," retorted Ellis. "Zirknitz is a scamp, but no fool, and he told me all about the questions you had asked him. He even mentioned the sums of money you have paid him for his information."
"What information?" said Busham, fighting every inch.
"Is it necessary for me to inform you?" questioned Ellis, with icy contempt.
"What information?" repeated the lawyer.
"He told you that the supposed Mrs. Moxton was really Janet Gordon. He betrayed his sisters for money like the contemptible creature he is, and in turn he has betrayed you."
"I don't understand your hint of betrayal."
"I think you do. But if you wish me to be more explicit, I can inform you that Zirknitz saw you following Moxton on that night."
Busham sneered, and his brow cleared. "So you said when Mrs. Moxton--I beg your pardon--Miss Gordon was here. I then admitted that I was at Dukesfield on that night, and gave my reasons for being there. Also, I gave an account of my actions."