▁she ▁exc uses ▁herself ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁coat . ▁The ▁others ▁hear ▁her ▁sh rie k ▁and ▁r ush ▁to ▁her . ▁In ▁the ▁confusion , ▁a ▁single ▁gun shot ▁is ▁heard . ▁They ▁find ▁her ▁sh aken ▁after ▁being ▁br ushed ▁by ▁sea we ed ▁h anging ▁from ▁the ▁ce iling . ▁They ▁eventually ▁find ▁Lomb ard ' s ▁gun , ▁and ▁Qu inn c annon ▁dead ▁from ▁a ▁shot ▁to ▁the ▁head . ▁ ▁Miss ▁Clay th or ne ▁ins ists ▁she ▁is ▁innoc ent , ▁but ▁Arm strong ▁cont ends ▁that ▁only ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁committed ▁a ▁crime ▁would ▁want ▁to ▁met e ▁out ▁" just ice ", ▁and ▁lo cks ▁her ▁in ▁her ▁room . ▁Later ▁that ▁night , ▁she ▁w akes ▁to ▁find ▁Lomb ard ▁outside ▁her ▁window . ▁After ▁he ▁gives ▁her ▁his ▁gun , ▁she ▁lets ▁him ▁inside . ▁He ▁persu ades ▁her ▁to ▁admit ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁her ▁sister ▁who ▁killed ▁her ▁own ▁f ian cé , ▁and ▁that ▁Miss ▁Clay th or ne ▁helped ▁her ▁cover ▁up ▁the ▁crime ▁and ▁uno fficial ly ▁took ▁the ▁bl ame . ▁They ▁hear ▁someone ▁going ▁down st airs . ▁Upon ▁investigation , ▁they ▁realize ▁that ▁Arm strong ▁is ▁missing . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁Bl ore ▁goes ▁outside ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁Arm strong ▁and ▁is ▁struck ▁by ▁stone work ▁to pp led ▁from ▁the ▁floor ▁above . ▁Lomb ard ▁takes ▁bin oc ular s ▁found ▁beside ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁sees ▁what ▁Bl ore ▁had