You must have been in
a desperate way about the time that letter was written, hey, Traverse?"
"Fenerty, you are a great goose, and let me prove my words. But first,
while I think of it, never offer yourself as a detective, for the
requirements needed are not included in your make-up. Well, I never wrote
that letter at all. Miss Gussie was right in thinking the letter was her
sister's, but I guessed the truth before anyone had time to catch the
horrified look that came into Miss Dexie's face as she heard her letter
read out to the crowd. I felt I owed Miss Gussie one for the hateful trick,
so claimed it as mine; and I piled on the agony pretty thick, if I remember
rightly. How does that solution of the mystery strike you, Fenerty, hey?"
"Traverse, you are right!" and he fell over against the wall, as if the
news had been too much for him. "You are right! 'Pon honor, but that was a
bright trick of yours to claim that letter! I hope you appreciated the
sympathy I expressed for you on that trying occasion. Ha! ha! But the
fellow that wrote that letter had it pretty bad, eh, Traverse? By George!
I'll bet a hat she has given in at last.
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