"A few minutes later a special delivery letter was brought to the door."
"Ha!" said Mme. Storey. "Why was this never mentioned before?"
"Nobody asked me about it, Madame." For the first time an evasive note sounded in the girl's honest voice.
"Was not such a thing very unusual?"
"No, Madame. Mrs. Whittall's mail was very large, she was interested in so many charities and committees. So many people wrote to her asking for one thing or another. There were often special delivery letters; telegrams too."
the endeavour to find him. He could not get any word of him. He was still at the telephone when Mr. Whittall returned home. This would be about eleven. Mr. Whittall's first act was to telephone to the local police station. He upbraided the butler for not having done so at once. A few minutes later the police were in the house.