“It has,” Mrs. Newberry assured him.
“How does your husband feel about that, now that his background and occupation have attracted so much interest?”
“My husband,” she said, “has almost gone into hiding, I had an awful time dragging him out for a single turn around the deck. He’s gone back to his cabin now and is staying there.”
Mason said, “Now let’s get this straight. You suspect that your husband has embezzled money from the Products Refining Company?”
“Yes.”
“Does your daughter have any suspicions?”
“No, of course not.”
“Where does she think the money came from?”
“She thinks my husband won it in a lottery, but that she must never mention that fact because the lottery was illegal and it might make trouble for him. She’s been too busy having a good time to do very much thinking about financial matters.”
“And,” Mason said, “I presume that nothing would suit Miss Dail better than to do a little amateur detective work and expose Belle as the daughter of an embezzler.”