“Gentlemen,” he said, earnestly, “I swear to you that I have committed no crime. How the blood came here is an intense mystery to me. Could anybody have placed it there to incriminate me?”
Old King Brady’s face relaxed.
“I’m glad you have come to your senses, young man,” he said. “Now you are getting near the mark.”
“Do you know that such is the case?” asked Banks.
“Yes,” replied Old King Brady.
Banks was amazed.
“All this is very strange and incomprehensible to me,” he said. “Can you kindly explain it all?
With this, Old King Brady gave succinctly the facts in the case.
Young Banks listened with surprise, horror and indignation.
“And it is true that Evelyn was foully murdered?” he gasped. “I have had hopes until now. Oh, this is too dreadful! And it is all Blood’s work?”