stationtoreporthisproceedings。Hecouldhavetakenherdirectly；buthisobjectwas，ifpossible，totraceoutthemanwhowassupposedtohavecommittedtherobbery。Thenheheardofthediscoveryofthebrooch；andconsequentlydidnotcaretoreturn。
Norahslepttilleventhesummereveningbegantoclosein。Thenup。Someonewasatthedoor。ItwouldbeMr。Frank；andshedizzilypushedbackherruffledgreyhair，whichhadfallenoverhereyes，andstoodlookingtoseehim。Instead，therecameinMr。
Openshawandapoliceman。
\"ThisisNorahKennedy，\"saidMr。Openshaw。
\"O，sir，\"saidNorah，\"Ididnottouchthebrooch；indeedIdidnot。