She had been in the service of Mr. Field ever since he and his bride had returned from their wedding tour, now more than eighteen years ago.
She had been in his service when the little daughter was born to them, and had also been here when the outraged wife had resented the cruel insinuations of her husband and had left him, taking their child with her.
She explained how it had chanced that she had discovered the taking of the silver so long after making what had been thought to be a thorough search.
Feeling that he could trust her, the detective inquired:
“Do you consider all the servants as being above suspicion?”
“I do.”
“Without exception?”
“Yes.”
“How about Timon?”
“He is not for an instant to be suspected of doing anything that would lead to the hurting of a hair of Mr. Field’s head. He was just devoted to him.”