Instead of being between Dodge on one side and Beverley and Dumont on the other, it now seemed to be a clash between a cool detective and a clever woman.
"Mrs.Dunlap," interrupted Murray, with a mocking smile at the detective, "will you tell us what you have found out since you have been my private secretary ?" Constance had not lost control of herself for a moment.
"I have been looking over the books a little bit myself," she began slowly, with all eyes riveted on her.

"I find, for instance, that your company has been undervaluing its imported goods.

Undervaluing merchandise is considered, I believe, one of the meanest forms of smuggling.

The undervaluer has frequently to make a tool of a man in his employ.

Then that tool must play on the frailties of an unfortunate or weak examiner at the Public Stores where all invoices and merchandise from foreign countries are examined." Drummond had been trying to interrupt, but she had ignored him, and was speaking rapidly so that he could get no chance.
"You have cheated the Government of hundreds of thousands dollars," she hurried on facing Beverley and Dumont.