"Oh, no, of course not; after the search we made."

"I can't help thinking they'll turn up to-day. Julie, anyway. Why,
Miss Van Allen must come back or send back for her valuables. I saw
jewelry and money in the dressing-room."

"Yes; but, of course, they're safe enough. They're all in care of the
police."

We were interrupted by the entrance of a policeman and a woman who had
come to work.

"She says," the policeman addressed Mrs. Reeves, "that she was
expected here to-day to clean. Now, we can't let her disturb things
much, but she'd better wash up a little, and throw away some of the
supper stuff that won't keep."

Everybody seemed to look to Mrs. Reeves as a sort of proxy
housekeeper, and I wondered what they would have done without her.
Though I suppose they would have managed.

"Yes, indeed," was her glad response. "Let her tidy up these breakfast
things I've used, and there's some cups and plates in the kitchen, for
I gave those poor policemen some food 'long 'bout three o'clock this
morning. And she can throw out the melted ice cream, it's no good to
anybody, and it surely isn't evidence!"

I determined to ask the working-woman some questions, but the police
forestalled me.