"If the woman was really removed the assassin must surely have
had some assistance," I pointed out. "He could not have carried the
body very far unaided."
She agreed with me, but expressed a belief that the double crime
had been committed alone and unaided.
"Have you any idea as to the motive?" I asked her, eager to hear
her reply.
"Well," she answered hesitatingly, "if the woman has fallen a
victim, the motive will become plain; but if not, then the matter
must remain a complete mystery."
"You tell me, Miss Muriel, that you suspect the truth, and yet
you deny all knowledge of the murdered man!" I exclaimed in a tone
of slight reproach.
"Until we have cleared up the mystery of the woman I can say
nothing," was her answer. "I can only tell you, Mr. Gregg, that if
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