But if Muriel wanted to keep it and yet hide it from Bill, there’s some sense in the place where it was hidden.” Patton looked puzzled this time. “Why is that?” “Because it’s a woman’s hiding place. Confectioner’s sugar is used to make cake icing. A man would never look there. Pretty clever of you to find it, sheriff.” He grinned a little sheepishly. “Hell, I knocked the box over and some of the sugar spilled,” he said. “Without that I don’t guess I ever would have found it.”
