“I can guess,” said Mary. “You found it in my suit case. It’s the second time she’s done something like that.”
“Mary, Mary—don’t blame it on any one else. I did find the necklace in your valise——”
Mary stood up. Her eyes were blazing and her small slender frame was shaken with emotion.
“Do you mean to insinuate that I stole your pearl necklace?” she cried.
Her words rang out in a high, clear tone that made the small man in the next room stir uneasily.
“How else did the necklace get into your bag, Mary?”
“Do you mean to insinuate that I stole your pearl necklace?”