I have no residence here." "Your hotel, then ?" Another flush--then quickly: "I have not yet chosen one." This was too surprising for belief.

A stranger in town without rooms or hotel accommodations, making use of the morning hours to visit a museum! "You must be very much interested in art!" observed his inquisitor a little dryly.
Again that flush and again the quick-recurring pallor.
"I--I am interested in all things beautiful," he replied at last in broken tones.
"I see.

May I ask where you were when that arrow flew which killed a young lady visitor?
Not in this part of the court, I take it ?" Mr.Travis gave a quick shudder and that was all.

The detective waited, but no other answer came.
"I am told that as she fell she uttered one cry.

Did you hear it, Mr.
Travis ?" "It wasn't a cry," was his quick reply.