Are you sure this slipper belonged to Jennie
Brice?"
"She wore it. I presume it belonged to her."
"Ahem. Now, Mrs. Pitman, after the Ladleys had been moved to the
upper floor, did you search their bedroom and the connecting room
down-stairs?"
"No, sir."
"Ah. Then, how do you know that this slipper was not left on the floor
or in a closet?"
"It is possible, but not likely. Anyhow, it was not the slipper alone.
It was the other things _and_ the slipper. It was--"
"Exactly. Now, Mrs. Pitman, this knife. Can you identify it
positively?"
"I can."
"But isn't it true that this is a very common sort of knife? One that
nearly every housewife has in her possession?"
"Yes, sir. But that knife handle has three notches in it. I put the
notches there myself."
"Before this presumed crime?"
"Yes, sir."
"For what purpose?"
"My neighbors were constantly borrowing things. It was a means of
identification."
"Then this knife is yours?"
"Yes."
"Tell again where you left it the night before it was found floating
down-stairs.
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