"Nor to mine," chirped Ariadne, "it's over on the west side."

"I don't believe she left the house," declared the coroner.

"Tell us again, Luigi," asked Lowney, "just where did the lady seem to
go, when you saw her leave this room?"

"I can't say, sir. I was looking through a small opening, as I pushed
the door ajar, and I was so amazed at what I saw, that I was sort of
paralyzed and didn't dare open the door further."

"Go back to the pantry," commanded Fenn, "and look in, just as you
did."

The waiter retreated to the post he had held, and setting the door a
few inches ajar, proved that he could see body by the sideboard, but
could not command a view of the hall.

"Now, I'll represent Miss Van Allen," and Lowney stood over the body
of Somers. "Is this the place?"

"A little farther to the right, sir," and Luigi's earnestness and good
faith were unmistakable. "Yes, sir, just there."

"Now, I walk out into the hall. Is this the way she went?"

"Yes, sir, the same."

Lowney went from the dining-room to the hall, and it was clear that