9/31 "The whole case is a mystery to me." "You don't know who killed Miss Loach? I am only doing my duty." The girl forced a smile. "I really do not know, nor can I think what motive the assassin can have had. He must have had some reason, you know, Mr.Jennings." "You say 'he.' Was the assassin then a man ?" "I suppose so. At the inquest the doctor said that no woman could have struck such a blow. |