"Her threat?"
"Yes."
"What did she threaten?"
"To drown herself."
"What led her to make this threat?"
"She was despondent—very despondent. Shall I tell you all?"
"Yes, tell me all."
"She loved me; I am poor. I offered her my love and asked that she wait until I became the baron and then I would make her my wife. She said she could not wait."
We will leave our readers to judge of the feelings of the detective as he listened to this singular statement. All he said was:
"Then you believe she is dead?"