"and the man was afterwards in church. He passed a note and went out apparently to see Miss Kent. I must question Mr. Morley about him. I wonder if he went away in the motor also." "Of course he did," replied Mrs. Parry calmly. "Anne was watching him, according to Cissy Jinks, and she followed[Pg 63] him five minutes later. It would seem that she knew him, and after he killed Daisy helped him to escape." [Pg 63] "What do you say," asked Steel, wrinkling his brows, "that this man killed Miss Kent?" "The evidence is nearly as strong against him as against Anne. He was in the library also and might have obtained the stiletto. It was he who lured Daisy out of the church. He was five minutes absent before Anne followed—quite long enough for him to kill the poor girl." "It sounds feasible, I admit," said the detective thoughtfully; "but even if this is true, it incriminates Miss Anne. She helped him to escape, according to your theory. She must, therefore, have known about the murder, and that makes her an accessory after the fact. In any case she should be arrested." "But not hanged," insisted Mrs. Parry. "I am sure she did not kill the girl. As for the man, she had a strong reason to get him out of the way, but that does not say she knew of the crime." "I don't see what other reason she could have had," said Steel. "I daresay you are right, and that this stranger did go with Miss Denham on the car. What a pity no one saw them!" "Did no one see the car?" "No, it was found overturned in a hedge, near Tilbury." "I know," said Mrs. Parry, not liking to have her omniscience questioned; "Trim told me. He came on the car by chance. It was quite cold—the furnace was extinguished. It must have been abandoned for some time when he came across it. I wonder where the pair went then." "You seem certain that the stranger was with Miss Denham."[Pg 64] [Pg 64] "Yes, I am quite satisfied on that point. Tilbury—ha! they were making for Tilbury. Did you inquire there?" Steel nodded. "I could find no trace of them. No one saw them, or rather her, for I asked only after Miss Denham. It is my opinion that they must
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