“‘If it should be among my papers,’ I replied, ‘I can’t see why I should deliver it to you. It does not belong to you.’
“She bit her lips with annoyance and exclaimed:
“‘I must get possession of that package, Mr. Wright.’
“‘Why?’ I asked.
“‘I can’t tell you the reason why,’ she answered. ‘You would not understand if I were able to explain. But, Mr. Wright, please let me have that package.’
“‘What is in it?’ I asked.
“‘I can’t tell you,’ she replied.
“‘Oh, well,’ I said, with a false laugh. ‘It is nothing to me. To-morrow I will hunt through my papers at the safe deposit company and I will see if the package is among them.’
“‘Can’t you look to-day?’ she asked, with great eagerness.
“‘No,’ I replied; ‘to-day is a holiday and the vault is closed.’