“More mystery,” the detective rejoined.
“Peters stopped at the Red Dragon Inn on the night of September 20.”
“How do you know that?”
“I put the date on the wrapper of the package.”
“Did you leave that wrapper in your room?”
“I did.”
“From this record, it appears that the man was Mrs. Porter’s butler.”
“Yes. She never had a butler when they lived on West Broadway, and I was not aware that she had gone to reside on Fifth Avenue.”
“Mrs. Porter’s daughter was named after her?”
“Obviously!”