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Royce," he said finally, "Miss Holladay was perfectly free to choose another physician, if she thought best." "But would you have thought it probable?" queried our junior. "Ten minutes ago, I should have thought it extremely improbable," answered the doctor emphatically. "Still, women are sometimes erratic, as we doctors know to our sorrow." Mr.
Suppose you come back in three or four days, and I'll see what I can do." "All right, sir; and thank you," she said, and left the office. I had some work of my own to keep me busy that night, so devoted no thought to Frances Holladay and her affairs, but they were recalled to me with renewed force next morning. "Did you get Miss Holladay's signature to that conveyance?" Mr.
Besides, at worst, I think Miss Holladay will change her mind. Whatever her secret, it were better to reveal it than to spend a single hour in the Tombs. She simply must change her mind! And thanks, Lester, for your thoughtfulness. You've put new life into me." I cleared away the débris of the lunch, and a few moments later the room began to fill again.
I'm worried about her, Lester." "That's a good idea," I agreed, and gave the driver the address. Jenkinson was in his office, and received us at once. "Doctor Jenkinson," began our junior, without preamble, "I am John Royce, of Graham & Royce. You know, I suppose, that we are the legal advisers of Miss Frances Holladay." "Yes," answered Jenkinson. "Glad to meet you, Mr. Royce."
"But I don't believe they'll go to such extremes, Mr. Lester," continued my companion. "I believe you're going to find her and solve the mystery. My theory doesn't solve it, you know; it only makes it deeper. The mystery, after all, is who are these people? why did they kill Mr. Holladay? why have they abducted his daughter? what is their plot?"
"Go ahead, sir," said Rogers. "I'll try to hold myself together a little better, sir." "I can see what a strain this is for you," said the coroner kindly; "and I'll spare you as much as I can. Now, after Miss Holladay entered the inner office, how long did she remain there?" "About ten minutes, I should say; not longer than that, certainly."
How had they managed to win Miss Holladay over to their side; to persuade her to accompany them; to flee from her friends above all, from our junior partner? How had they caused her change of attitude toward him? Or had they really abducted her? Was there really danger of foul play danger that she would fall a victim, as well as her father? Who was Martigny? And, above all, what was the plot?
They're the least productive of her securities." "Yes, I suppose so," agreed Mr. Royce, and the chief called up a broker and gave the necessary orders. Then he turned to other work, and the day passed without any further reference to Miss Holladay or her affairs.
Besides, as I looked at him on the stand, I would have sworn that he was telling the truth, and very much against his will. I had always rather prided myself upon my judgment of human nature had I erred so egregiously in this instance? "The woman who was with Holladay wore a gown of dark green." Who was the writer of the note? How did he know the color of her gown?
Her coachman had only to tell where he had driven her, at what places she had stopped, and the whole question would be settled. At the hour the crime was committed, she had doubtless been miles away from Wall Street! So the question would be settled settled, too, without the necessity of Miss Holladay undergoing the unpleasant ordeal of cross-examination.
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