New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 21, 1922, Page 5

/ . b AAMILNE ©® W21 5 ¥ Dution Company (Continued From Our Last Issue) | CHAPTER XVII, The inquest was at 3 o'clock; there- after Antony could have no claim on the 'hospitality of the Red House. Ry 10 o'clock his bag was packed, and! waiting to be taken to the "George." | To Blill, coming upstairs after a more prolonged breakfast, this eaerly morn- ing bustie was a little surprising. “What's the hurry?"” he asked, “None, But we don't want to come ! back here after the inquest. Get | your packing over now and then we can have the morning to ourselves.” “Righto.” He turned to go to his! room, and then came back again. I pay, are we going to tell Cayley that we're staying at the ‘George'?" “You're not staying at the ‘George,"" Bill. officlally, You're going back to London.'" “Oh!" . ““Yes. Ask Cayley t have your luggage sent in to Stanton, ready for you when you catch a train there after « the inquest. = You can tell him that you've got to see the Bishop of Lon- don at once. The fact that you are| hurrying back to London to be con- firmed will make it seem more natural that 1 should resume my interrupted solftude at the ‘George’ as soon as you have gone." “Then where do I sleep tonight?" “Unofficially, in my bed, unless they've got another spare room at the ‘George.’ I've put your confirmation robe—I mean your pajamas fln4l‘[ -brushes and ‘things—in my bag, ready | for you. Is there anything else you want to know? No? Then go and .pack. And meet me at ten-thirty beneath the blasted oak or in the hall sor somewhere. 1 want to talk and talk and talk, and I must have my ‘Watson." “'Good,”" said Bill, and his room. i An hour later they wandered out to- | gether into the park. H “Well?" said Bill, as they sat down underneath a convenient tree. “Talk away." “I had many bright thoughts in my tath this morning,” began Antony. “The brightest one of all was that we were being damn fools, and working at this thing from the wrong end al-! together.” ““Well, that's helpful.” “If we had been professionals, I be-' lleve we should have gone at it from the other end. The Robert end. We've been wondering about Mark Mark and Cayley all the time. Now let's wonder about Robert for a bit."”| “We know so little about him." H _ “Well, let's see what we do know. ! First of all, then, we know vaguely ‘that he was a lot. “Yes." “And then 'we know rather a curi-| “ous thing. . We know that Mark told} -you all that this black sheep was com- “ing. Now, why did he tell you?" Bill was thoughtful for a moment. “I suppose,’ he said slowly, “that -he knew we were bound to see him ‘and thought that the best way was to be quite frank about him." “But were you hound to see hlm‘."l You were all playing golf.” ° “We were bound to see him if he stayed in'the house that night.” “Very well, then. That's one thing we've discovered. Mark knew thati there was no chance of getting Rob-| ert out of the house at once.” { Bill looked at his friend eagerly. | “Go on,” he said. “This is gr’ttinlz" interesting." * “He also knew something else,” ‘went on Antony. ‘“He knew that Rob- | ert was bound to betray his real char- acter to you as soon as you met| him.” “Yes, That's sound enough.” ““‘Well, now, doesn't it strike you| that Mark made up his mind about all * that rather quickly”" | * “How do you mean?" | “He got this letter at breakfast. He read it; and directly he had rvml{ it he hegan to confide in you all. That; is to say, in about one second he| thought out the whole business and! came to a decigion—to two decisions. He considered the possibility of get- ting Robert out ot the way before you! came back, and decided that it was| impossible. He considered the pos-| sibility of Robert's hehaving like an| ordinary decent person in public, and decided that it was very unlikely. He came to those two decisions instan- taneously, as he was reading the let- ter. Isn't that rather quick work?" “Well, what's the explanation?" Antony- waited until he had refilled and lighted his pipe before answering. “What's the explanation? Well, | let's leave it for a moment and take| another look at the two brothers. In conjunction, this time, with Mrs. Norbury."” “Mrs. prised “Yes. Mark hoped to marry Miss Norbury. Now, if Robert really was a blot upon the family honor, Mark would want to do one of two things.| Either keep it from the Norburys m-i together, or else, if it had to come| out, tell them himself before the news | came to them indirectly. Well, he told them. But the funny thing is| that he told them the day before Robert's letter came. Robert came, and was kilfed, the day before yester- da: Tuesday. Mark told Mrs. Nor- bury about him on Monday. What do you make of that?" “Coincidence,” said Bill, after care- ful thought. “He'd always meant to tell her; his suit was prospering, and just before it was finally settled, he told her That happened to be Mon- day. On Tuesday he got Rohan.n letter, and felt jolly glad that he'd told her in time.” : ‘Well, it might be that, but it's rather a curious coincidence. And tere is something which makes it very curfous indeed. It only occurred to| me in the bath this morning. In- spiring place, a bathroom Well, it's this—he told her on Monday morning, on his way ‘to Middleston in the car “Sorry, Tony; I'm dense this morn- mg‘ln the car, Bill. And how can the car get to Jallands?” + “About six hundred yards." «Yes. And on his way to Middies- | ton, Mark stops the car, walks six | hundred yards down the hill to Jal-| lands, says, ‘Oh, by the way, Mrs | Norbury, 1 don't think I ever told you | went ofi to Norbury?'" said Bill, sur- near Tte RED HOUSE MYSTERY up the idea that has been killed; killed, I mean, by Cayley, I don't belleve anybody would go to so much trouble to hide a suit of clothes when he had a hody on his hands, The body would seem so much more important. I think we may take it now that the clothes are all that Cayley had to hide." "““But why not have kept the passage?'" “He was frightened of the passage Miss Norris knew about it." Bill sald nothing for a little, and then with a sudden laugh confessed "It was so exciting yesterday sald apologetically, “and we {to be just getting there, and discover- ing the most wonderful things, and inow— “And now?" “Well, it's so much more ordinary." Antony gave a shout of laughter, “Ordinary!" she eried, “Ordinary! Well, I'm dashed! Ordinary! If only one thing would happen in an ordi- nery way, we might do something, but everything is ridiculous.” RBill brightened up again, “Ridiculous? How 7" “Every way. Take those ridicu- lous clothes we found last night. You jcan explain the brown suit, but why the underclothes. You ecan explain the underclothes in some absurd way, Hf you like-—you can say that Mark always changed his underclothes whenever he interviewed anybody trom Australlfa—but why, in that case, my dear Watson, why didn't he change his collar?" “His collar?"” sald Bill ment, ‘*His collar, Watson. There was no collar in the bag last night. Shirt, socks, tle—everything except a col- lar, Why?" (Continued {n Our Next Issue) them in Robert,'’ walks six hundred yards up the hill again, gets into the car, and roes off to Middleston, Is that likely?" Bill frowned heavily “Yes, but T don't see what you're getting at, Likely or not likely, we know he did do it." | “Of course he did, All T mean is that he must have had some strong reason for telling Mrs. Norbury at once, And the reason I suggest is that he knew on that morning—Mon- day morning, not Tuesday-—that Rob- ert was coming to see him, and had to be In first with the news'" “But—but—" “And that would explain the other point—hls instantaneous decision at breakfast to tell you all about his brother. It wasn't instantaneous. He knew on Monday that Robert was coming, and decided then that you would all have to know." “Then how do you explain the let- ter?" ““Well, let's have a look it {t."” Antony took the letter from his in amaze- AMERICAN HONORED Rider in French Races Takes Two Awards and Makes Record Return Mayence, Aug. 21.—Major Charles K. Nulsen, member of the riding team of the American forces th Ger- many, riding the horse Joffre, made an exceptional record at the Concours Hipplque here. He was entered in six events and took two firsts, one second, one third, one fourth and one fifth place. He won first place in the Prix de Kostheim, with 96 entries, and first place in with 92 entries. There were six Am- erican entries, the others being from the French, British and Belgium armies. This record is quite remark- able as the Americans were compet- ing against some: of the best jumpers in Europe. “WHAT'S THE ASKED. HURRY?" HE e e pocket and spread it out on the grass between them. “Mark, your loving brother is com- ing to see you tomorrow, all the way from Australia. 1 give you warning so that you will he able to conceal your surprise but not I hope your pleasure. Expect him at three or thereabhouts.” “No date mentioned, you see,” sairll Antony. “Just ‘tomo:rrow.'' “But he got this on Tuesday." “Did he?" “Well, he Tuesday “Oh, yes! he read it out to you." | Bill read the letter again, and then turned it over and looked at the back of it. The back of it had nothing to | say to him. “What about the asked. “We haven't got the enyelope, un- fortunately,” A classified in the Herald will bring results to you. LADIES! DARKE YOUR GRAY HAIR Use Grandma's Sage Tea and Sulphur Recipe and Nobody Will Know read it out to wus on postmark?” he! The use of Sage and Sulphur for re- storing faded, gray hair to its natural this| color dates back to grandmother’s the main event,| GIRLS! 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Mr. Glover in a formal statement said the impression seems to prevail that the new issue of stamps was proposed because of a desire mp collectors for new designs, whe: on the contrary changes were under consideration in the designs entirely because the best interests of the sery- ice warrant it. Large Backing. “In response to appeals the postmaster general for suggestions for the betterment of the postal service, thousands of letters suggesting a new issue of postage stamps have heen re- ceived from employees of the posfal service, who have pointed ont the ad- visability of a more distinct variation ir designs for postage stamps well as colors that do not striking similarity.” he said Irving Glover, now of st of pos Only Eight And “And you think that he got letter on Monday.' “I'm inclined to think so, Bill.' time, She used it to keep her hair beautifully dark, glossy and attrac- Anyhow, I think—I feel almost cer-|tive. Whenever her hair took on that | tain—that he knew on Monday that|dull, faded or streaked appearance | his brother was coming.” { this simple mixture was applied with | “Is that going to help us much?” | wonderful effect. J “No. It makes it more difficult.| But brewing at home is mussy and | There's something rather uncanny | out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at| about it all. T don't understand it." | any drug store for a bottle of | He was silent for a little, and then|\Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com- added, "I wonder if the inquest 1s'pound,” you will get this famous old | going to help us.” preparation, improved by the addition | “What about last night? I'm long- | ¢ gther ingredients, which can be de- | ing to hear what you make out of| ,6;54ed upon to restore natural color that. Have you been thinking it out!,.q peauty to the hair, | A0 Al A well-known downtown druggist | RO iR E Antony thought- 'y, ug it qarkens the hair so naturally | ruH,\t to h:n\vst;lu v s, last night| .0 cvenly that nohody can tell it wants explaining. | ed. Y y en | Bill waited hopefully for him to ”‘:p"o"n";p’;’r"l:n'h i explain. What, for instance, had An-] (”v‘m, this through your halr, taking tony been looking for in the cub-| o '0i a0 at a time. By morning the and after an- RoREa | gray hair disappears “I think” began Antony slowly,| B TE0 © SITRECI (0 It becomes “that after last night we must give . s SHALIREG IARE DRI 8! beautifully dark and glossy. 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