“That I don’t know, sir. He was not popular among the domestic staff. But I hardly think the others disliked him as much as I did.”
“What about Harley, the chauffeur?”
“Harley is a fine fellow, sir. He has a more forgiving nature than mine. Mr. Harrison irritated and angered him often. But he is well paid and soon forgot.”
“Which leaves you with the strongest motive to kill him,” Bernard pointed out.
“Possibly it does, sir. But I did not kill him,” replied the butler quietly.
CHAPTER X
“SOLICITOUSLY”
After the butler’s denial of guilt in deed, whatever his thought, neither detective spoke for a moment. At length Landis rose to his feet and nodded to Stimson.
“Step this way, will you?” he requested.
Stimson got up with composure and followed his guide toward the sergeant of police.