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Page 47
CHAPTER XV
LOVE VERSUS BUSINESS
"Uncle Adam, you must tell me everything. Do you hear?--everything!"
"But my dear Letty, I am not sure of these things. I only want you to
wait. That's easy enough, isn't it?"
"It will be, if you tell me everything. But I can't wait if I am kept
in the dark." The girl raised her tear-stained face to that of the
detective. "Oh, I am sure you will do the best you can and all
that--you have always been so kind to me. But--but I must know the
details."
A half hour had passed since he had discovered that Letty Bernard was
in love with Tom Ostrello, that she had been in love with the traveling
man ever since they had first met. He had heard her whole tale, how
the young man had taken her out and how they had planned for the
future--a tale not uncommon even in these plain, common-sense days,
when Romance lingers only on the outskirts of society. He had been
tremendously interested, as much so as if the girl was his own flesh
and blood.
"Of course, he invited me to the theatre before he knew of the death of
his mother," Letty went on. "And I suppose he has been so upset he
hasn't thought to notify me. But he might have sent me word," she
added wistfully. "I should have done so if it was my mother."
"He is not like you, Letty."
"Well, he is just as good."
"That remains to be seen."
"Are you going to tell me what you have in your mind or not, Uncle
Adam?"
He gazed at her fondly. How could he tell her? And yet, if his
suspicions were correct, it would be better for her to know the truth
now than to be struck down by it later on.
"There is nothing very definite, Letty," he said slowly. "You know
that all detectives get on the wrong trail at times--I have made a mess
of more than one case--you know that, even if the general public
doesn't."
"Then he is suspected of these murders?" she said boldly.
"If you must have the whole story, I'll tell it to you. It is
certainly a curious situation. At first suspicions pointed to Mr.
Langmore's daughter; now they appear to point to Mrs. Langmore's son.
For your sake and for the sake of Miss Langmore, who appears to be a
very nice young lady, I trust we shall be able to prove some outside
party guilty."
"Tom isn't guilty, I am sure of that."
"And Raymond Case is equally certain that Miss Langmore isn't guilty."
"He is the young man who came here and engaged you?"
"Yes."
"Is he engaged to her?"
"Yes."
"Then, of course, he thinks her innocent."
"I think her innocent myself."
"Do you think Tom is guilty?"
At this direct question Adam Adams winced. He saw before him a
disagreeable duty which must be performed.
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