He must, however, make
the situation clear to her, lest she think him a beast--which
would never do!
"You see, young lady," he went on with a gentleness of voice and
manner that would have been inconceivable to Dacey and Chicago
Red; "you see, the fact is that, even if you were introduced to
this Mary Turner by young Mr. Gilder, this same Mary Turner
herself is an ex-convict, and she's just been arrested for
murder."
At the dread word, a startling change was wrought in the girl.
She wheeled to face the Inspector, her slender body swaying a
little toward him. The rather heavy brows were lifted slightly
in a disbelieving stare. The red lips were parted, rounded to a
tremulous horror.
"Murder!" she gasped; and then was silent.
"Yes," Burke went on, wholly at ease now, since he had broken the
ice thus effectually. "You see, if there's a mistake about you,
you don't want it to go any further --not a mite further, that's
sure. So, you see, now, that's one of the reasons why I must
know just who you are.
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