These questions brought out nothing of tangible advantage, and No. 1
rested apparently well satisfied with the keenness of his record thus
far made. No. 2 now took up the inquiry. He was the squarely built
angular fellow with deep-set eyes, quiet demeanor and few words. His
first question was:

"Has Miss Nash any other friends living in Hollyhill?"

"No, I think not," Marion replied; "no particular friends."

"None that she ever corresponds with?" persisted the man with the
deep-set eyes.

Marion started visibly. Sudden recollection of the letter received by
Helen the day before came to her.

"She got a letter postmarked Hollyhill yesterday," the young hostess
replied.

"Who was it from?"

"I don't know. I didn't know that she was corresponding with anybody
in the town. But the address on the envelope looked as if it was
written by a man."

"Do you suppose you could find that letter?"

"I'll go upstairs and look," Marion said, suiting the action to the
word.