“No, no, no! Why should she do such a thing?�
“That is what I came here to ask you?�
“But, if she did not do it herself, who could have done it?�
“That is another question that I wished to ask of you.�
“But there is no one, no one.�
“Are you quite sure of that?�
“Oh, you have shocked me so that I do not know what to answer. It is all so amazing; so unbelievable. Was there nothing—did you find nothing to indicate that another, or others, had been there with her?â€�
“The local police, up there, will report to you on that point, Mr. Lynne. They were going to the house to investigate when I started for the city to tell you about it. It seems to me that you should have heard from them before this; but, perhaps, they would consider it a wiser course to send a messenger to break the news.�
And then, as if in reply to the thought of Nick Carter, there was a tap at the door, and the butler again made his appearance.
“An officer of the police to see you, sir,� he said to his master.