Dr. Valentine seemed to be very angry after the scené with the secretary and the Colonel—I mean about witnessing the will?"
"By all accounts," replied the other, "he wasn't half so angry as the secretary was. It was the secretary who went away raging after witnessing the will.",
"And now," said Father Brown, "what about the will itself?"
"The Colonel was a very wealthy man, and his will was important. Traill wouldn't tell us the alteration at that stage, but I have since heard, only this morning in fact, that most of the money was transferred from the son to the daughter. I told you that Druce was wild with my friend Donald over his dissipated hours."
"The question of motive has been rather over-shadowed by the question of method," observed Father Brown thoughtfully. "At that moment, apparently, Miss Druce was the immediate gainer by the death."
"Good God! What a cold-blooded way of talking," cried Fiennes, staring at him. "You don't really mean to hint that she———"
"Is she going to marry that Dr. Valentine?" asked the other.
"Some people are against it," answered his friend. "But he is liked and respected in the place and is a skilled and devoted surgeon."
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