“‘I don’t know—I was not close enough to tell.’
“‘How did you know it was Miss Bramlett, then?’
“‘The servant told me that Mrs. Ragland had gone visiting, and while I was waiting for her return, I saw a woman meet Bowles in the garden, and knowing that Mrs. Ragland was not at home, I knew it must be Miss Bramlett—now you have it.’
“‘Then the only thing that caused you to think it was Miss Bramlett was the fact that you saw a woman in the garden, and having been informed that Mrs. Ragland was not at home?’
“‘Yes, I suppose that is the way of it.’
“‘Did you go up to Miss Bramlett’s room to ascertain whether she was there or not?’
“‘Why should I go up to her room to look for her, when I saw her in the garden?’
“‘You did not know it was Miss Bramlett you saw in the garden; it might have been some one else.’
“‘It might have been somebody else, but it wasn’t.’
“‘How can you swear that it was not somebody else?’