"Fool!" exclaimed the woman, in a terrible voice. "Don't you see that this is a trap?"
In her wild excitement, she covered Jones' mouth with her hand to prevent his speaking further.
"That is true," said Nick. "It was a trap, and the wretch has fallen into it. Jones, you have put the halter around your neck."
"No! It is a lie!" exclaimed Jones, freeing himself from the woman's grasp. "I tell you that I was in room A. The crime, if there was a crime, was committed in room B."
"No, it wasn't," said Nick. "It was committed in room A."
CHAPTER X.
THE TRUE STORY OF MRS. JOHN JONES.
Jones fell back into his chair. The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.
Then suddenly the color left her face. She sat up, staring straight before her, and she did not move during the explanation which Nick gave.