Lockwood. But I do not know much about him,
except that he is what you Americans call a promoter."
Apparently, Inez was endeavouring to be frank in telling her
suspicions, much more so even than Norton had been. But I could
not help feeling that she was trying to shield some one, though
not to the extent of consciously putting us on a wrong scent.
"I shall try to see Mr. Whitney as soon as possible," said
Kennedy, as she rose to go. "And Senora de Moche, too."
I fancied that Senorita Inez, although she had not told us much,
felt relieved.
Again she murmured her thanks as she left and again Kennedy
repeated his injunction to tell everything that happened that
could possibly have any bearing on the case.
"That's a rather peculiar phase," he considered, when we were
alone, "this de Moche affair."
"Yes," I agreed. "Do you suppose that woman could be using Whitney
for some purpose?"
"Or Whitney using her," suggested Kennedy. "There's so much to be
done at once that I hardly know where to begin. We must see both
of them as soon as possible. Meanwhile, that message from Dr.
Leslie about the poison interests me. I must at least start my
tests of the blood samples that I extracted.
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