"Let me get this right, my girl. And mind you make no mistake, for this is important."
"I ain't makin' no mistakes, mister. I'm givin' it to you dead right, and that's more 'n you'd get out of anybody else in this castle. But I've got my reasons, and," this she added with a sly wink, "you ain't fooled me any, you know. You're a detective, that's what you are."
"What makes you think so?"
"Oh, there ain't much to guess. People dressed like you don't come to a place like this and nose into another man's rooms just for amusement. Not much they don't. It's business with you."
"Well, never mind that. Tell me, are you sure that White disappeared first, and that the girl was here afterwards, but that she has not been seen since Morgan went away?"
"That's right. You got it straight the first time. Now what do you make of it? I know my own opinion."
"Suppose you tell me your opinion first," said Mr. Barnes, anxious to hear her answer.
"Well," said the girl, "it's very simple, what I think. I think Tommy's been done for."
"Done for?" Mr. Barnes comprehended her meaning but preferred to have her speak more plainly.
"Yes, done for, that's what I said. They've put him out of the way, those two. And if that's right, it's a shame, 'cause Tommy was a good fellow. It was him took me to the theatre, that time when I seen the Mikado."