“The villain who did this is called Helstone. He is the leader of a gang of thieves. His real name has been unknown to the police.”
“Wait. That was only a supposition. Let us see if there is not somebody who was bound to her by a closer tie.”
“What!”
“Had she no near relatives?”
“None.”
“She had a husband.”
“Liar! Do you dare to say——”
“That you, Morton Parks, are Helstone. It was not your nephew, it was you she followed. Yes; I say it, and I shall ask you to test the truth of it.”
“How? I am ready, and I think I know the test.”