Her entrance had been
noiseless.
"You should tell the authorities, Helen." Kent rose as she passed
him and selected a seat which brought her face somewhat in shadow.
"If you do not you may retard justice."
"But if I speak I may involve the innocent," she retorted. "I -"
her eyes shifted from him to Barbara and back again. "I cannot
undertake that responsibility."
"Better that than let the guilty escape through your silence,"
protested Kent. "Possibly the theories of the police may coincide
with yours.
"What are they?" asked Barbara impetuously.
Kent considered before replying. If Detective Ferguson had gone
so far as to secure a search warrant to go through Rochester's
apartment and office it would not be long before the fact of his
being a "suspect" would be common property; there could, therefore,
be no harm in his repeating Ferguson's conversation to the twins.
In fact, as their legal representative, they were entitled to know
the latest developments from him.
"Detective Ferguson believes that the poison was administered by
Philip Rochester," he said finally, and watched to see how the
announcement would affect them.
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