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PUNCTUAL to the minute, Meredith's car drew up at the Thrings' door. Pamela was ready for him, and in a few minutes they were on the broad road to the west.
"Did you sleep over what I told you last night?" said Meredith.
"I did, but still I don't understand what motive Gomez can have had for attacking Mr. Warren. If he wanted to marry Kathleen In order to save himself from bankruptcy and Mr. Warren was putting pressure on his daughter, his interest would have been to keep him alive."
"I agree, but as I read the evidence, there must have been a violent quarrel In which Warren was the aggressor, and in defending himself, Gomez took his antagonist by the throat and— well, caused his death. And now I want your advice. My instinct is to go down to Bearstead to-day, call upon Gomez, and t
