“Apparently she had,” answered Miss Mount.
“They were not on the best of terms, she and her father?” Bernard persisted.
Miss Mount gave him a sharp glance.
“They were both strong-willed and were not always on the best of terms.”
“I see the difference,” smiled Bernard. “So you came down again! What did you do then?”
“I went into the library where I found Mr. Russell and Mr. Allen waiting, and Mr. Graham at the telephone. When he hung up I pointed out to him the bow leaning against the Japanese armor and the fact that the door at the end was closed. The other two young men went across the hall for some dinner, and Mr. Graham sent his wife with them. I then described to him what we had seen happen, Susan and I. He said that he would stay there on guard, so I went upstairs to stay with the two girls. Susan had recovered by that time and I had her bring them up some supper and forced them to eat a little. I’ve been with them ever since, that is, until you sent for me just now.”
“How,” inquired Bernard, “did Mr. Graham happen to send for this Doctor Stanford?”
“Doctor Howells, Mr. Harrison’s regular physician, has almost retired and spends much of his time out of town. He is away now on a protracted vacation. When Mr. Graham asked me the name of Mr. Harrison’s doctor, I remembered that Doctor Stanford had once been here and suggested calling him.”
“He came here only once before?” asked Landis.
“Only once.”