"That is of course possible," said Burton calmly, "but I don't believe it. At any rate I'll try out the other theories first. Now, here's another point. Did you buy a ball of stout twine at Proctor's the other day?"
Henry stared. "Why do you ask that?"
"Because Proctor said that he had sold you the cord that Hadley was tied up with. He claimed to identify it. Did you buy it of him?"
"I bought a ball of cord,--yes."
"What did you do with it?"
"I used it to tie up some heavy vines in the back yard."
"Did you use all of it?"
"No."
"What did you do with the rest,--the ball?"
Henry considered. "I don't remember. I may have left it on the ground where I was working."