“No, the president of the bank gave me the information in confidence. I doubt that the police would be interested in the information, anyway. They have concentrated all their efforts into building up a case against Mrs. Willoughby.”
“They seem determined to pin the robbery on her whether she’s guilty or not. I think they should sift all the facts before trying to decide who committed the crime.”
“The case is a little too big for the police,” Mr. Drew observed with a smile. “I understand they grilled Mrs. Willoughby for several hours last night.”
“How mean! At least—oh, for Emily’s sake I hope nothing will come of that!”
“They’re trying to wring a confession from her. Persistence like that is all right for hardened criminals, but I’m sure Mrs. Willoughby isn’t in that class.”
“Do you think she had anything to do with the robbery, Dad?”
“I’m rather inclined to believe she told us the truth that day she called here, Nancy. Unfortunately, Mrs. Willoughby is very excitable and the police confuse her easily. Naturally, that tends to throw suspicion upon her.”
“Are you inclined to believe Viola Granger took the jewelry?”
“I’m frank to admit I haven’t arrived at a definite theory, Nancy. However, it begins to look as though this Granger woman may have had something to do with it—provided I’m right about Mrs. Willoughby.”
“What you’ve told me about her sort of knocks my own theory into a cocked hat.”