“So the false son came home at almost the hour when the remains of the supposed father were being taken away to be cremated.
“But the brute instincts of a dog nearly betrayed the well-laid plot. It so thoroughly frightened the arch-plotter that he concluded to take no further risks in that direction, and while the pretended widow was witnessing the incineration of the remains of Jason Templin, the rejuvenated Miles Mackenzie, alias Dr. Greene, killed his loving dog.
“Do you remember how persistently the supposed widow insisted on seeing the remains cremated?”
“Yes, yes!”
“And did you not wonder at her great nerve during the trying ordeal?”
“Good heavens, how blind I was!”
“Do you know why she would not leave till she saw the body in ashes?”
“I can guess, now.”
“She took no chances on an autopsy ever being held. That is why I am so sure Jason Templin did not die a natural death.”
“Where did they keep Templin all this time?”