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definite or Illuminating testimony he had was that of Eva Turner, and If he must discount that, his case was hard indeed.
 q think" he said, at last, wiping his forehead, that l must take some time to think this thing over. l must digest this new information that-I have received from Miss Fur ner, l must report 1t to my superiors, and I must be guided by them in my next move."
 Am I under arrest7" Eva Turner asked, a little fearfully.
 No; no, Miss Turner not yet. At least, not until talk with the chief. But your case Is gravel cannot hold out much dope of leniency for you"
 Eva Turner said nothing--her placid face seeming to conceal every thought or emotion of her brain.
 "I am not sure Mrs. Raynor wishes me to stay here" she said, turning to Nan with an air half de- fident, half insolent.
 T am not sure that I do," Nan returned calmly. But l think it Is proper that you should stay, and so 1 ask you to do so. You may take the room you had beforehand T will ask you to respect my de- sire to be let alone"
 The group broke up and Finley took Nan off for a walk in the grounds.
 Make no objections" he said, you will be i'll If you don't get out of doors more. Now you're going for long walk all around the place, and if you say so, we won't mention the affair of the tragedy at all."
 Then I'll go," Nan said, and they started off.
 CHAPTER XIV.
 Pennington Wise
 The newcomer at Flower Acres was a good-looking, well set-up man of 35 or so, with thick chestnut hair, brushed back from his fore head, keen, blue eyes and a manner that inspired confidence.
 Pennington Wise was his name and he was a justly celebrated pri- vate detective.
 Ezra Goddard had come to sever. al very definite conclusions. One of these was that Detective Dobbint couldn't swing the Raynor case, anC another was, that probably any other police detective would not do much better than Dobbins.
 The arrivel of the detective threw most of the household into conster, nation.
 Malcolm Finley was, on the whole glad, yet he felt a certain uneasines' as 10 what might transpire.
 Nan Raynor and her brother looked aghast at the news of the ar rival, yet tried to conceal their ap prehensions.
 Miss Turner was frightened, Lion el Raynor was angry, and Miss Mat tie, though affronted at not havinl been consulted in the matter, wa deeply interested and agog witt curiosity as to what the new de velopments would be-.
 So she greeted Pennington Wis with cordiality and welcomed him { Flower Acres, while the other looked on with varying degrees 0 uncertainty.
 Wonderful place." Wise sait standing on the terrace. "Befor beginning my work here I must be for few moments to absorb thi |, marvellous beauty" | With him had come a strange lii tie being, who, he said, carelessl. } was his assistant, She was a sma { scrap of a girl, slender as a willo' wand, inconspicuous ,unnoticeabl almost invisible. so persistently di l she keep in the background. Yt she was always there, always at tll - beck or call of Pennington Wise, an = her assistance was as valuable as
 was transformations. ' From a secluded alcove of the tel e race, almost hidden by tall pain /. Zizi, for that was the girls nam