“I guess we were all under suspicion,” Mrs. Potter observed dryly. “I’m sure Miss Drew considered me as the possible villain.”
“Not seriously,” Nancy laughed. “Though you must admit you didn’t take kindly to my questions.”
“No, I didn’t,” Mrs. Potter admitted soberly. “And I sincerely apologize for the way I failed to cooperate. You see, at first I thought you were trying to throw suspicion on me and I was afraid to tell you anything.”
“And then there was that young woman, Viola Granger,” Mr. Drew remarked. “She attracted my attention because of her prison record. I wasn’t able to explain her sudden acquisition of money.”
“Where did she get it?” Mrs. Willoughby inquired curiously. “I never heard.”
“In a perfectly legitimate manner. I have been told she invested