"Oh!" exclaimed Mitzi again.
And Fanny protested vigorously:
"It is not true!"
"In this part," I declared, "I feel unable to give in. My proof is that Fanny tried to protect Mr. Giulay by telling us that story of the cook, and again tries to shield him now."
"What else?" asked Fanny ironically.
"Fanny and Giulay," I concluded triumphantly, "acted in agreement. Fanny was in Giulay's service, was his accomplice. Her leave had begun on the Friday morning. She went at once to Salzburg from where she sent the wire. There is a train leaving Vienna at ten o'clock which arrives at three in Salzburg. Fräulein received the wire at about five. It fits to a nicety."
"It is not true!" cried the maid again, bursting into tears.
"Then why," prompted I, "why did you tell that story of the cook? Why did you declare that you knew that it was a month since Mr. Giulay had left Vienna even for half a day?"
She sniffed.