After that I told Sadie all the facts in the case. In her woman's way of reasoning she arrived at the same conclusion that I had reached after my style.
"It's the work of a clever gang," she said. "They have put a member, perhaps more than one in the company."
"But what a lot of trouble to take," I objected, "since the necklace was not known to be of any great value."
"Somebody knew."
"If they knew about blue pearls they must also have known that Mount was the only buyer."
"Maybe they were shipped to India," she said. "I suspect that East Indians have forgotten more about pearls than Mr. Mount ever knew."
The very first time she appeared on the stage, Sadie justified my confidence in her powers. Notwithstanding the excitement of making her debut, she managed to keep her wits about her. Women are wonderful that way. During her only scene on the stage she had to wait at one side for a few minutes. While she stood there close to the canvas scene she heard a bit of a conversation on the other side of it. Unfortunately she had not been in the company long enough to recognise the voices.
A man said. "Yes, sir, forty thousand dollars."
"Go way!" was the reply. "How do you know?"
"I saw it entered in his bank book. I was in his dressing-room, and I saw it on the table. When he went out I looked in it out of curiosity. He deposited forty thousand dollars last week."