“That left Gordon and Miss Perrot alone here.”
“Yes.”
“Are you sure that the missing cash, bonds, and securities then were in the vault?” Chick inquired.
“I am positive about the cash, for I had put it in the vault within half an hour,” Beckwith replied. “The bonds and securities, however, were tied in several packages, and were in an interior drawer, or should have been. They[Pg 15] have been there for nearly a month, as we have had no occasion to use them.”
“Did Miss Perrot know they were there?”
“She did.”
“Has she had access to the vault when in performance of her customary duties?”
“Yes, at times. Mr. Gordon frequently sent her to the vault for books, papers, or whatever he might want.”
“Could she have opened the interior drawer containing the bonds and securities?”
“Not without a key.”