Blithers, all of whom declared that the
signature was genuine, but refused to commit themselves further
without consulting their employer. They could throw no light upon the
situation, even going so far as to declare that they were unaware of
the presence of Miss Blithers in Paris.
It appears that the signed statement was left in the counting-rooms
of the various newspapers by a heavily veiled lady at an hour agreed
upon as "about ten o'clock." There was absolutely no clue to the
identity of this woman.
Instead of following the suggestion of Miss Blithers that "sufficient
pain and annoyance already had been caused," the journalists
proceeded to increase the agony by venturing the hope that fresh
developments would materialise before the day was done.
"Well, she appears to be here," said Robin, as he laid down the last
of the three journals and stared at Dank as if expecting hope from
that most unreliable source.
"I suppose you will now admit that I am right about the letter B,"
said Dank sullenly.
"When I see Miss Guile I shall ask point blank if she is Maud
Applegate, Dank, and if she says she isn't, I'll take her word for
it," said Robin.
Pages:
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257