ay in the motor
also."

"Of course he did," replied Mrs. Parry calmly. "Anne was watching him,
according to Cissy Jinks, and she followed him five minutes later. It
would seem that she knew him, and after he killed Daisy helped him to
escape."

"What do you say," asked Steel, wrinkling his brows, "that this man
killed Miss Kent?"

"The evidence is nearly as strong against him as against Anne. He was in
the library also and might have obtained the stiletto. It was he who
lured Daisy out of the church. He was five minutes absent before Anne
followed--quite long enough for him to kill the poor girl."

"It sounds feasible, I admit," said the detective thoughtfully; "but
even if this is true, it incriminates Miss Anne. She helped him to
escape, according to your theory. She must, therefore, have known about
the murder, and that makes her an accessory after the fact. In any case
she should be arrested."

"But not hanged," insisted Mrs. Parry. "I am sure she did not kill the
girl. As for the man, she had a strong reason to get him out of the way,
but that does not say she knew of the crime."

"I don't see what other reason she could have had," said Steel. "I
daresay you are right, and that this stranger did go with Miss Denham on
the car. What a pity no one saw them!"

"Did no one see the car?"

"No, it was found overturned in a hedge, near Tilbury."

"I know," said Mrs. Parry, not liking to have her omniscience
questioned; "Trim told me. He came on the car by chance. It was quite
cold--the furnace was extinguished. It must have been abandoned for some
time when he came across it. I wonder where the pair went then."

"You seem certain that the stranger was with Miss Denham."

"Yes, I am quite satisfied on that point. Tilbury--ha! they were making
for Tilbury. Did you inquire there?"

Steel nodded. "I could find no trace of them. No one saw them, or rather
her, for I asked only after Miss Denham. It is my opinion that they must
have got on board some ship, and have escaped to foreign parts. I could
not learn of any ship having left that night, though. Well, that is all
the evidence, Mrs. Parry, and you can see for yourself that the case
against Miss Denham is almost conclusive."

"All the same, I believe she is innocent," insisted the old lady; "it
was the man who committed the crime. Ask Morley about him."

"Do you think he knows anything?"

"Not of the murder; but he must know the man's name. And now as you