You say she had this photograph in her trunk ?" Then, on receiving an affirmative reply, "She may have found it lying about and have taken it, though why she should I can't say." "So you said before," said Jennings dryly.

"But strange as it may appear, Mallow, this girl is in love with you." "How do you know that ?" "Well, you see," said Miles, slowly.

"After the murder I searched the boxes of the servants in the house for the weapon." "But there was no danger of them being accused ?" "No.

Nor would I have searched their boxes had they not insisted.

But they were all so afraid of being accused, that they wished to exonerate themselves as much as possible.