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Book Excerpt: hing else?""Yes, there was. Mrs. Bardon, the woman who lives next door, is agreat gossip and one who is continually poking her nose into otherfolks' business. She told the police that she was out in the gardencutting a bouquet early in the morning, and she heard a violent quarrelgoing on at the breakfast table between Mrs. Langmore and Margaret, andthat Mr. Langmore took his wife's part. Margaret wished to give asmall house party and Mrs. Langmore would not listen to it.""Did Mrs. Bardon hear all that was said?""No, only enough to make her run to the police with the tale.""Is any other house near by?""The Harrison mansion, but it is locked up, as the family is in Europe.""Did you hear if Mrs. Bardon and her son were home all morning?""They were, excepting when the doctor went out to make some calls, between nine and eleven.""Did they see any suspicious characters around the Langmore mansion?""Not a soul.""Did Mary Billings, the servant, see anybody?""She thRead Mor
