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But we saw no sign of the men who had
so secretly concealed the body of their victim.
"I will take you back to the castle, Miss Leithcourt," I said. "And then
I'll drive on into Dumfries and see the police. These men must be
arrested."
"Yes, do," she urged. "I will get into the house by the stable-yard, for
they must not see me in this terrible plight."
It was rough walking, therefore at my invitation she took my arm, and as
she did so I felt that she was shivering.
"You are very wet," I remarked. "I hope you won't take cold."
"Oh! I'm used to getting wet. I drive and cycle a lot, you know, and
very often get drenched," was her reply. Then after a pause she said:
"We must discover who that woman was. She seems, from her complexion and
her hair, to be a foreigner, like the man."
"Yes, I think so," was my reply. "I will tell the police all that we
have found out, and they will go there presently and recover the body."
"If they can only find those two men, then we should know the truth,"
she declared.


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