He lost his temper and said things which forced her to order him out of the house." "Did he utter any threats ?" "Miss Loach never said that he did.

Mr.Jennings," remarked the old lady, bending her brows, "is it possible you suspect that young man ?" "No.

I suspect no one at present.

But I am bound to make inquiries in every direction, and of course, if Mr.Saxon is of a passionate temper, he might wish to avenge himself for being forbidden the house." "He has a temper," said Mrs.Herne, thoughtfully, "but I never saw it exhibited, though I met him once at Miss Loach's.

She said he had a lot of bad blood in him, but that may have been because she hated her sister, Isabella Octagon." "Did she hate her ?" "Yes.