e the rest
of my life to it. I know that I have been jumping at conclusions.
I've done a lot of things since Mr. Felderson's death that I can't
understand, myself,--things that were entirely unlike me--but I feel
that I would be a traitor to my brother-in-law's memory unless I follow
every possible clue. He had only three enemies and one was Zalnitch,
who threatened him. Isn't it only natural that I should suspect him?"

Her look was entirely sympathetic as she replied.

"I know how Mr. Felderson's death must have affected you, Mr. Thompson,
and I do want to help you. You say he had three enemies; then I advise
you to look for the other two, for I am positive Mr. Zalnitch had
nothing to do with the murder."

I thanked her and went down the rickety stairs, believing somehow that
she had told me the truth. But if not Zalnitch, then who? I knew that
in less than a week, as soon as Helen was well enough to stand the
shock, she would be indicted, unless in the meantime, I could discover
the murderer. Helen had regained consciousness the night before, but
was far too weak to undergo any questioning. My impatience at the
delay, necessary before she could tell the story of the crime, had
driven me, most foolishly, I now realized, into trying to force
Zalnitch to a guilty admission of complicity.

When I got hold of myself, I knew well enough that the only sensible
course was to wait until Helen should be able to clear up the mystery,
so I went to the office and began the heavy task of putting Jim's
effects in order.

CHAPTER ELEVEN

A DOUBLE INDICTMENT

Jim was buried on Tuesday. The funeral was very quiet, only Mary and
myself, with a few of Jim's most intimate friends, attending. I have
always had a repugnance to large and ostentatious funerals and I felt
that Jim would have preferred to have the actual ceremony over as
quickly and quietly as possible. It affected me too much to allow me
to think of anything else but my loss, at the time, and I should have
left town the day after, had I not received a summons to appear before
the grand jury.

Mary called me up and told me that she, too, had been summoned, so I
drove the car around for her. She was nervous and frightened at the
thought of having to testify and she asked me all the questions she
could think of on what to do and what to say. I reassured her, telling
her the district attorney was friendly to Jim and that I was confident
our testimony