"I swear to you I never killed this woman." Juliet flew to him and folded him in her arms.

"I knew it--I knew it," she said, "in spite of the letter--" "What letter ?" "That accusing you and threatening to tell the police about you if I did not break the engagement." "Who wrote it ?" "I can't say, save that it must have been some enemy." "Naturally," replied Mallow cynically.

"A friend does not write in that way.

Have you the letter with you." "No.

It is at home.