He
began to believe that the crime had been committed by someone
who had not yet appeared--someone whose motive might be
found in the past of the dead woman. Say a member of the Saul
family.
But Maraquito was the sole surviving member, and on the face
of it was innocent. As yet Jennings did not know whether Mrs.
Herne was her mother, in spite of the resemblance which Susan
claimed to have seen. Also, Caranby said that Maraquito
resembled her father, and the features of the Saul family were
so strongly marked that it was impossible the elder Saul could
have married a woman resembling him. "Though, to be sure, he
might have married a relative," said Jennings, and went to bed
more perplexed than ever.
Next day, before calling at the "Shrine of the Muses," he went
to Scotland Yard, and there made inquiries about the rumor of
false coins being in circulation. These appeared to be
numerous and were admirably made. Also from France and Russia
and Italy came reports that false money was being scattered
about. The chief of the detective staff possessed these coins
of all sorts, and Jennings was forced to own that they were
admirable imitations. He went away, wondering if this crime
could be connected in any way with the circulation of false
money. "Maraquito is a member of the Saul family, who appear
to have been expert coiners," said Jennings, on his way to
Kensington, "and, according to Le Beau, she gave him a false
sovereign.
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