Mills was downstairs almost directly and we heard some one running down the drive.

The French windows were open, a chair was overturned in the library, and a drawer in my husband's desk was wide open." "The proof," Lessingham admitted, "is overwhelming.

You were visited by a burglar.

Does your husband keep anything of value in his desk ?" "Henry hasn't anything of value in the world," Philippa replied drily, "except his securities, and they are at the bank." "Without going so far as to contradict you," Lessingham observed, with a smile, "I still venture to disagree!".