"The only description I could get tallied with that of the body. The
principal point was the hair.

"I have just found a woman who saw Mr. and Mrs. Jones go out
yesterday afternoon. She remembers Mrs. Jones' dress. The
description agrees with that found on the corpse.

"Jones carried an alligator-skin traveling-bag. Nobody saw either of
them come back to the house, but Jones evidently slept there.

"I shall take the woman who saw them go out to the room where the
body lies.

"Will send Patsy down with the result of this effort at
identification. I believe it will show the woman to be Mrs. Jones. I
send this that you may have warning."

"CHICK."

Nick read this note and then glanced across the street toward the office
of Allen, Morse & Jones.

Through the window he could see Jones calmly writing a letter. Could it
be possible that this man was guilty of so hideous a crime?

Half an hour passed, and then came the second message, as follows:

"Identified as Mrs. Jones."