\"I don't think I ought,\" was the stubborn reply. \"I told you the truth when I said I didn't know the handwriting. It was only a guess.\"
Mme. Storey tried another tack. \"Mary,\" she said, \"Mr. Whittall has told his fiancée that his wife killed herself because she was in love with another man.\"
\"That's a lie!\" she said excitedly. \"At least, the way he means it. My mistress was a good woman!\"
\"I am sure of it!\" said
\"I don't think I ought,\" was the stubborn reply. \"I told you the truth when I said I didn't know the handwriting. It was only a guess.\"
Mme. Storey tried another tack. \"Mary,\" she said, \"Mr. Whittall has told his fiancée that his wife killed herself because she was in love with another man.\"
\"That's a lie!\" she said excitedly. \"At least, the way he means it. My mistress was a good woman!\"
\"I am sure of it!\" said
