That would be the detective's advice, I'm sure, and probably Van Torp approved of it.' 'Mr.Van Torp?
Do you think he was told about it?
Why ?' 'First, because Bamberger is Van Torp's banker, broker, figure-head, and general representative on earth,' answered Griggs.

'Secondly, because Van Torp was engaged to marry the girl.' 'The engagement was broken off,' Margaret said.
'How do you know that ?' asked Griggs quickly.
'Mr.Van Torp told me, on the steamer.

They had broken it off that very day, and were going to let it be known the next morning.

He told me so, that afternoon when I walked with him.' 'Really!' Griggs was a little surprised, but as he did not connect Van Torp with the possibility that Miss Bamberger had been murdered, his thoughts did not dwell on the broken engagement.
'Why don't you try to find out the truth ?' Margaret asked rather anxiously.

'You know so many people everywhere--you have so much experience.' 'I never had much taste for detective work,' answered the literary man, 'and besides, this is none of my business.