"
"Was the name of the friend mentioned?"
"I think not, sir. The woman cautioned Mary against opening the package,
stating in explanation that she wished me to be the first to see what it
contained."
"These are the facts which Mary Barton told to Harry Boyden, are they?"
demanded Nick, with an ominous ring stealing into his voice.
"Yes, sir, they are."
"And the statements which Boyden, in turn, made to the officer by whom
he was arrested at your home?"
"That is right, sir. I heard them from Harry's own lips."
"Did Mary Barton have any idea of the identity of the woman from whom
she received the package?"
"I think not, sir. She told Harry that the woman was veiled, and that
she could not see her face. The incident seemed so strange, sir, that
Mary gave Harry Boyden all of these particulars."
"Did she describe the strange woman, her form or her attire?"
"I think she stated that the woman was plainly clad. Nothing more
definite that I know of."
"In fact, Miss Page, you have now told me all that you know about the
case, haven't you?"
"Really, sir, I think I have," admitted Violet, with a look of anxious
appeal.
Nick drew out his watch and glanced quickly at it.
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