"Oh, I suppose you came over from Philadelphia for the funeral."
"Precisely, madame. Sam has confided everything to me."
"He made an awful mistake in sending for that man, Nick Carter," said Anita.[Pg 37]
"I don’t agree with you."
"You don’t know him, Mr. Rogers. That man will be sure to ferret out the truth. What I told Sam to do was to engage an ordinary detective, and if he did that, suspicion would most surely fall upon Dr. Lord. However, Moreno and Manuel will probably be able to arrange matters."
Nick was becoming enlightened.
"I don’t think the doctor is out of the woods yet," said he.
"If he does get out, it is Sam’s own fault," said the lady, "and I will never allow him to marry Miss Bland."
"He did what he considered was for the best."
"Oh, he is too weak. But tell me what news you have from my brother?"