“I think,” he began, and the chief sat back in silence. It was plain to be seen that he was quite content to leave the inquiries to another.
“I think,” Lawlor said, “that we want to begin at the beginning. Who was the last one to see Miss Duane as she left the house?”
“I don’t know about seeing her,” said Sayre slowly, “but I daresay I was the last one to speak to her. She had been telephoning the hospital, and she ran in here to me to say she was going over to the hospital to see a new baby there. She told me not to tell anybody, as she would be back in ten minutes. So I obeyed her, and just waited for her return.”
“Did any one else here see Miss Duane go?” asked Lawlor, but they all looked blankly at one another.
“Prall, the butler, saw her,” said Betty, suddenly. “He saw her go out
