“Mr. Graham was able to walk! He had his hand on his arm. It was easy to see that the arrow had pierced him there. A wound in the arm is seldom mortal, Mr. Bernard!”

The two detectives eyed her steadily for a moment.

“Is that all?” she inquired at last.

“That’s all—for the present!” Bernard’s tone was ominous and threatening.

Miss Mount rose and started calmly for the hall.

“You’ll wait in the reception-room, please!” snapped Bernard, “where Harrison was murdered!”

Miss Mount whirled, stared at him furiously for a moment, then turned on her heel and walked into the front room without a word.

CHAPTER XXI
GRAHAM IS NOT A FOOL