"Two, not three, sir," answered Minnie.
"Only two? I understood you said three."
"No, sir; there were only two."
"What first attracted your attention to them, Miss Neustrom?"
"Their loud talking, sir."
"Loud talking, eh? Where were they when you first heard them?"
"In Mrs. Ernst's kitchen, I think."
"How did it happen that you were up so late last night?"
"I had been down-town, and did not reach home until after half-past ten o'clock."
"And you did not go to bed at once when you did reach home?"