She also heard the other door slam and it was then she told me of having seen Anne wandering about the building for which, as you say, there might have been a dozen reasons; I believe, as firmly as you do, that the child is incapable of cheating, and I intend to leave no stone unturned to get at the truth.

But there is still another fact against Anne that is very black." The speaker took from a drawer a slip of folded paper.
"This was found in the building," she continued, "and since it was an open letter, without address and under the circumstances, so important, it was read and the contents reported to me.

I have since read it myself and I now ask you to read it." DEAR ANNE: I must have one hundred dollars at once, or go somewhere for a long time.

I foolishly signed a friend's name to a slip of paper.

I didn't know he would be so hard, but he threatens to prosecute unless I pay up before the end of next week.