Pinky watched her keenly.
"There's somebody in this town to-day who would give thousands to get him," she added, still keeping her eyes on her companion.

"And as I was saying, I'm on that somebody's track.

You thought no one but you and Sal Long knew anything, and that when she died you had the secret all to yourself.

But Sal didn't keep mum about it." "Did she tell you anything ?" demanded Mrs.Bray, thrown off her guard by Pinky's last assertion.
"Enough for me to put this and that together and make it nearly all out," answered Pinky, with great coolness.

"I was close after the game when I got caught myself.