“Take all the time you desire.”
Carter was succeeding better than he had calculated.
At first he did not suspect that Dora felt so bitterly about the manner in which she had been treated by Darwin. He congratulated himself on the move he had made.
As he watched Dora, and noted the fleeting shadows crossing her face, he was able to read almost all her thoughts. He saw that she had no compunctions of conscience, no tenderness for Darwin, and that she would tell all she knew about the man.
Did she know anything about the mysterious murder at the Red Dragon Inn?
The detective was unable to surmise.
Finally, Dora raised her eyes, and, gazing straight at Carter, she said:
“Dick Darwin is a cousin of Simeon Rich. His mother was a sister of Rich’s father. He was educated in England, and he resided there until he was thirty years of age, when he came to New York to live.
“When his father died he inherited a small fortune. He soon ran through it. Then he became connected with several dramatic enterprises, and made money.
“Six months ago he took a company out on the road, and he became stranded in Cincinnati.