“Was he dictating letters, or——”
“No, he was talking with her,” Beckwith interrupted. “I could not tell what he was saying, however, for both were talking in French.”
“Have they been in the habit of doing so?”
“Sometimes. Mr. Gordon speaks the language fluently and Miss Perrot is of French descent. I think that is one reason why he employed her when she applied for a situation.”
“Has her work been satisfactory?”
“Yes, perfectly.”
“You are the cashier?”
“Yes. I have charge here, subject to Mr. Gordon’s orders, of course.”
“Did you close and lock the vault before leaving?”
“I did not. Mr. Gordon had been using two books that always are put in the vault,” Beckwith proceeded to explain. “I asked him if I should do so, and close it before leaving, but he replied that he would attend to it, and that I might go. I did so, of course, not knowing how long he might remain here.”