“All right. That will do for the present. Leave us your address, so that we may find you again if necessary. Here is a sovereign for you.”
When Marsh had gone, Bruce turned to the detective.
“Well,” he said, “if Mensmore were here now, I suppose you would want to lock him up.”
“No,” admitted White sadly; “the more I learn about this affair the more mixed it becomes. Still, I don’t deny but I shall be glad to have Mensmore’s explanation of his movements at that time. And so will you, Mr. Bruce.”
CHAPTER XXII
A WILFUL MURDER
Bruce sent a telegram to Mrs. Hillmer at Paris. “Matters satisfactorily arranged pending your arrival,” he wired, and early on Monday morning he received a reply:
“Due Charing Cross 7.30 P.M. Will drive straight to your chambers with my brother.