“How did it all happen?”asked John Stockley, anxious to learn the particulars down to the minutest detail.
Henning gave them all the information he possessed. When the discussion had died down a little, he said: “As far as I can see, the thief must have entered through the window.”
“From the yard side, or the garden side?”
“There is but one window, if you remember, in the committee-room, and that is on the yard side. All the windows on the garden side are in the playroom outside the committee-room.”
“That's true, come to think of it,” said Stockley; "but could not the thief have gone in by the playroom by way of the partition door?”
“I do not think so,” answered Roy, “because, you know the door has a Yale lock, and I am the only one who has a key to it, except Mr. Shalford.”
“It is not likely that he robbed the drawer,” said Stockley with a laugh. “We are all very sorry for you and you have our sympathy.”
Stockley looked around, and the others in the group nodded in affirmation.
“Thanks. You are very kind. You can not regret this occurrence more than I do, especially since I failed to take Bracebridge's advice to put the money in a safer place.”