34/37 I even tried to pump the Irish slavey. Gee, what a vixen! She almost flew at me. She said she didn't know and didn't care." Ryder brought his fist down with force on his desk, a trick he had when he wished to emphasize a point. Had my son been seen there ?" "The parson said he saw a young fellow answering his description sitting on the porch of the Rossmore cottage the evening before the girl disappeared, but he didn't know who he was and hasn't seen him since." "That was my son, I'll wager. |