"Her manner? Oh, the usual dignified courtesy of a lady to an inferior."
"Did he seem to be a gentleman?"
"A gentleman? Of course not."
"He could not have imagined himself slighted, then, by any humiliation?"
"Certainly not."
"Could Gualtier have had any knowledge of your pecuniary affairs?"
"Possibly--in a general way."
[Illustration: Interview Between The Chief Of Police And Zillah.]
"You are rich, are you not?"