Nothing lately, however; it seems he disappeared about ten years ago, and has just drifted back.

The woman passes as his wife.

You knew nothing of all this ?" "No; I only saw the man twice; he was very rough then, and swore when I questioned him." "And the woman ?" "She would not talk either; only once she told me that Percival Coolidge had committed suicide.

That made me wonder, for I believed he had something to do with my being held there.

What did he say when he returned to the auto without me?
What explanation did he make for my absence ?" "Explanation! He needed none; you came out of the cottage with him." "I?
What do you mean ?" "But I saw you with my own eyes, talked with you, and all three of us drove back to 'Fairlawn' together.