“Do so.”
Lena got up, walked over to a bureau, opened a drawer, took out a small, leather-bound book, returned to her seat, opened the book and commenced to read:
“‘This night I stopped at the Red Dragon Inn. I gave the confession of Blanchard to the proprietor to lock up in his safe. I have seen Simeon Rich three times. I have told him that unless he pays me ten thousand dollars I will take Blanchard’s confession to the district attorney. I did not let him know where I had put the documents. No one knows about the contents of the papers except myself. Doctor Thompson did not ask to read the confession when he signed his name as a witness.
“‘Rich has promised to raise the money in a few days.’”
“Is that all?” Carter asked, when Lena stopped reading.
“It is.”
“Let me have that book.”
“Here it is.”
The detective glanced at some of the pages, and then placed the book in his pocket.
“What did you do after reading that memorandum?” he asked.