"Quite so," said the detective.

"Certainly, nothing new has come out." "Well, then leave the case alone." "I fear I shall have to, now that the Rexton house has been burnt down," and Jennings related in his turn what had taken place.
Cuthbert listened moodily.

"You see," he said, "everything is against us.

I only wanted the mystery cleared up so that Juliet might marry me, but now that she wishes to do so, without searching further, I am not going to do anything else." "Nor I," said Jennings sadly, "nothing is to be learned.

The case will remain a mystery to the end of time." Caranby rose and took Cuthbert's arm.