It was this
suspicion that caused me to leave Paris. And now, Oscar Dunne, you can
make your fortune. I am a very rich woman; I can pay a great price. I
want you to aid me to save my niece, even if she is compelled to gaze on
the dead face of her lover."
"Madam, what do you mean? Can you believe that money will tempt me to
commit a murder?"
"No, sir, I am not a murderess, but I believe money will induce you to
bring a murderer to justice, and have him hung as he deserves."
"Well," thought the detective, "here is a pretty kettle of fish right in
one family."
"Madam, are you sure you have made a discovery?"
"Yes, I have other evidences. What I learned yesterday was only
confirmatory."
"I see you are disposed to trust me."
"Yes."
"Let me say for myself that your confidence is not displaced, and if you
have reason to believe that your niece is in love with a criminal, and
if we prove the man to be a criminal, I will aid you in removing the
human toy beyond her reach. I will send him up to the gallows.
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