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The only new information conveyed in the letter was the fact of its showing Boyne, when he wrote it, to be still apprehensive of the results of the suit, though he had assured his wife that it had been withdrawn, and though the letter itself declared that the plaintiff was dead. THE ONLY NEW INFORMATION CONVEYED BY THE LETTER WAS THE FACT OF ITS SHOWING BOYNE WHEN HE WROTE IT TO BE STILL APPREHENSIVE OF THE RESULTS OF THE SUIT THOUGH HE HAD TOLD HIS WIFE THAT IT HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN AND THOUGH THE LETTER ITSELF PROVED THAT THE PLAINTIFF WAS DEAD
ts highest pressure, had ransacked her husband's papers for any trace of antecedent complications, of entanglements or obligations unknown to her, that might throw a faint ray into the darkness. But if any such had existed in the background of Boyne's life, they had disappeared as completely as the slip of paper on which the visitor had written his name. There remained no possible thread of guidance except -- if it were indeed an exception -- the letter which Boyne had apparently been in the act of writing when he received his mysterious summons. That letter, read and reread by his wife, and submitted by her to the police, yielded little enough for conjecture to feed on. "I have just heard of Elwell's death, and while I suppose there is now no farther risk of trouble, it might be safer--" That was all. The "risk of trouble" was easily explained by the newspaper clipping which had apprised Mary of the suit brought against her husband by one of his associates in the Blue Star enterprise.  EVERY OFFICIAL MEANS OF INVESTIGATION WAS WORKING AT ITS HIGHEST PRESSURE HAD RANSACKED HER HUSBAND'S PAPERS FOR ANY TRACE OF ANTECEDENT COMPLICATIONS OF ENTANGLEMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNKNOWN TO HER THAT MIGHT THROW ARRAY INTO THE DARKNESS BUT IF ANY SUCH HAD EXISTED IN THE BACKGROUND OF BOYNE'S LIFE THEY HAD VANISHED LIKE THE SLIP OF PAPER ON WHICH THE VISITOR HAD WRITTEN HIS NAME THERE REMAINED NO POSSIBLE THREAD OF GUIDANCE EXCEPT IF IT WERE INDEED AN EXCEPTION THE LETTER WHICH BOYNE HAD APPARENTLY BEEN IN THE ACT OF WRITING WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS MYSTERIOUS SUMMONS THAT LETTER READ AND REREAD BY HIS WIFE AND SUBMITTED BY HER TO THE POLICE YIELDED LITTLE ENOUGH TO FEED CONJECTURE I HAVE JUST HEARD OF ELWELL'S DEATH AND WHILE I SUPPOSE THERE IS NOW NO FURTHER RISK OF TROUBLE IT MIGHT BE SAFER THAT WAS ALL THE RISK OF TROUBLE WAS EASILY EXPLAINED BY THE NEWSPAPER CLIPPING WHICH HAD APPRISED MARY OF THE SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST HER HUSBAND BY ONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES IN THE BLUE STAR ENTERPRISE
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