e saloon yesterday eveng when i ca to go to bed i uld not fd it anywhere&ot;

race said ietly, &ot;you realize what its been ed for?&ot;

he spread it out, dicatg with a fr the srchg and several sall holes

&ot;the urderer wrapped it round the pistol to deaden the noise of the shot&ot;

&ot;ipertence!&ot; snapped iss van schuyler the lour rose her wizened cheeks

race said, &ot;i shall be glad, iss van schuyler, if you will tell the extent of your previo acatance with rs doyle&ot;

&ot;there was no previo acatance&ot;

&ot;but you knew of her?&ot;

&ot;i knew who 射 was, of urse&ot;

&ot;but your failies were not acated?&ot;

&ot;as a faily we have always prided ourselves on beg excsive, lonel race y dear other would never have dread of callg upon any of the hartz faily, who, outside their wealth, were nobodies&ot;

&ot;that is all you have to say, iss van schuyler?&ot;

&ot;i have nothg to add to what i have told you l ridway was brought up england and i never saw her till i ca aboard this boat&ot;

射 rose poirot opened the door for her and 射 arched out

the eyes of the o n t

&ot;thats her story,&ot; said race, &ot;and 射s gog to stick to it! it ay be true i dont know but - rosalie otterbourne? i hadnt expected that&ot;

poirot shook his head a perplexed anner then he brought down his hand on the table with a sudden bang

&ot;but it does not ake sense,&ot; he cried &ot;no