"Thunder! how far have they gone in the matter?"
"Both Webber and his wife were brought to the police office by Detective Brewer early this evening."
"Do you know what followed?"
"Chief Bollmann, Coroner Mix, and the detectives questioned Webber for over an hour, and then subjected Mrs. Weber to a similar examination."
"Hum! What did it all amount to?"
"Not much. One of the officials informed me that when Webber was brought to the police office the expectation was that he would not be allowed to depart again until a jury had pronounced him guilty or not guilty of the crime of murder; but after the rigid examination was over, the coroner decided that it would not be best to place him under arrest at present."
"Webber was allowed to go home, then?"
"Yes; but policemen were detailed to watch his house all night."
"Do the authorities know all that you know?"
"No. I thought it wasn't best to give anything away just yet."