"Still, he did it," said Olive, with a weary sigh.
"True; and he did it for a motive."
"And that motive—"
"Was the strongest instinct of the human race."
"What?" eagerly.
"Self-preservation."
Olive started up with a half cry. "Madeline, in heaven's name, what do you mean!"
"That Lucian Davlin threw suspicion upon the innocent to screen the guilty," said the girl, in a low, firm tone.
"And the guilty one, then?"
"Himself. Do you think him too good for it?" sneeringly.