"No; don't tell him about John Parver. He will be certain to mention the subject first."
"Well, and if he does——"
"Oh, you must use your brains," replied Tait ironically. "Baffle his curiosity, and above all, make no mention of the breastpin episode related in the third volume."
"Why not?"
"Because Jenny Paynton told Linton of that. She could not have obtained it from the newspapers, as it is not related therein."
"It is pure invention."
"No! I believe it to be a fact."
"But who could have told it to Miss Paynton?"
"Ah!" said Tait, in a low tone. "Find me the person who told her that and I'll find the man who murdered your father."