Chapter 11: Half a Truth

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​⁠Dancing was being resumed in the dining room as Kent appeared again in the doorway and he made his way as quickly as possible among the couples, going into all the rooms on that floor, but nowhere could he find Detective Ferguson. On emerging from the drawing room, he encountered the steward returning from downstairs.

“Have you seen Mr. Clymer?” he asked hurriedly.

“Yes, Mr. Kent; he just left the c