"Beatrice in her hypnotic trance recognized the face of the assassin. But she has never seen either your father or mine. Therefore we cannot impute the murder to either of these."
"True!" replied Idris, with a sudden feeling of relief. "But tell me, Lady Walden, what face did she see, for I am convinced that you know."
"If," she replied evasively, "if we can discover the present possessor of the Viking's treasure, we shall obtain a strong clue to the assassin?"
"Undoubtedly."
"Well, then, the Viking's treasure is at Ravenhall, concealed in the secret vault."
And she proceeded to intensify Idris' surprise by relating the incident of her visit to the crypt, saying nothing, however, as to the earl's purpose in taking her thither.
"Who placed the treasure there?" asked Idris.
"Four persons only have had access to this vault—the earl, Viscount Walden, the family solicitor, and the Rector of Ormsby. The two latter we can at once dismiss from our list of 'suspects.'"
Idris turned a startled face upon Lorelie.