“Did he?” Mason asked.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t think that concerns you in the least,” she said.
“And you came back without letting your sister know?”
“Yes. I had a chance to nurse Mr. Cartman. He was injured in an automobile accident and wanted to go to the Mainland. They needed a trained nurse who could be with him. It was a good chance for me to come back, so I did.”
“And you didn’t let anyone know you were coming back?”
“No.”
“Not only that, but you took particular pains to see that your sister thought you were still over there. You left letters to be mailed on the Clipper so that—”
“How did you know about that?” she interrupted.