The Mystery of a Studio, Chapter 5

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌⁠The blunt question aroused the girl, and she arose suddenly, staring at The Thinking Machine. He did not move. She stood as if transfixed, and Hatch saw her bosom rise and fall rapidly with the emotion she was seeking to repress.

"Well?" asked The Thinking Machine.

"I don't know," flamed Miss Stanford, suddenly, almost fiercely. "I don't even know she is dead. I know that Mr. Willis did not kill her