"
"He had no rival?"
"No, I was quite free."
"You have heard, no doubt, that his wedding ring has been taken.
Does that suggest anything to you? Suppose that some enemy of
his old life had tracked him down and committed this crime, what
possible reason could he have for taking his wedding ring?"
For an instant I could have sworn that the faintest shadow of a
smile flickered over the woman's lips.
"I really cannot tell," she answered. "It is certainly a most
extraordinary thing."
"Well, we will not detain you any longer, and we are sorry to
have put you to this trouble at such a time," said the inspector.
"There are some other points, no doubt; but we can refer to you
as they arise."
She rose, and I was again conscious of that quick, questioning
glance with which she had just surveyed us. "What impression has
my evidence made upon you?" The question might as well have been
spoken. Then, with a bow, she swept from the room.
"She's a beautiful woman--a very beautiful woman," said MacDonald
thoughtfully, after the door had closed behind her. "This man
Barker has certainly been down here a good deal.
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