\"Lying,\" she said coolly, when the last had gone. \"Notice that they did not say, 'I did not see him,' but all said, 'He was not here.'\"
\"Why not ask Mrs. Varick's pretty secretary, Miss Gilsey?\" I suggested. \"She could tell you.\"
\"Quite,\" said Mme. Storey, \"and would immediately tell Henry that I had asked. I don't want to put him on his guard. I want to meet him as if by accident, and fall into casual talk. If I am able to bring that about,
\"Lying,\" she said coolly, when the last had gone. \"Notice that they did not say, 'I did not see him,' but all said, 'He was not here.'\"
\"Why not ask Mrs. Varick's pretty secretary, Miss Gilsey?\" I suggested. \"She could tell you.\"
\"Quite,\" said Mme. Storey, \"and would immediately tell Henry that I had asked. I don't want to put him on his guard. I want to meet him as if by accident, and fall into casual talk. If I am able to bring that about,
