Madge Hurd-Babbington.�
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Having read the short note, the detective passed it to his assistant, Patsy.
“What do you make of it, Patsy?� he asked.
“Just what it says; no more,� was the reply.
“Madge has usually been a woman of her word, particularly when that word contained the suggestion of a threat,� said the detective.
“That is precisely what I was thinking, chief.�
“This is her handwriting, too; there is no doubt of that?�
“Yes.�