But then the scent may have made me think that." Jennings looked up sharply.

"The scent?
What do you mean ?" "Senora Gredos," explained Susan quietly, "used a very nice scent--a Japanese scent called Hikui.

She used no other, and I never met any lady who did, save Mrs.Herne." "Oh, so Mrs.Herne used it." "She did, sir.

When I opened the door on that night," Susan shuddered, "the first thing I knew was the smell of Hikui making the passage like a hairdresser's shop.

I leaned forward to see if the lady was Senora Gredos, and she turned her face away.