The Bowbells tribune., 1900-01-19
CHAPTER Y.
My Client Puzzles Me.

Punctual as was to my appointment
next morning. was not more so than
Captain Arnewood. whom 1 found
eagerly awaiting my arrival. He was
scanning the Morning Post as 1 en-
tered; but he had not noticed the re-
ward notice in the agony column, and
was, apparently, greatly pleased when
I showed it to him.
can excellent idea of yours, Mr..
Weston" he remarked, land one which
strange to say-never occurred to
me. However, what with the newspa-
pers and the bill posters, matters
should become lively for the man who
straEgled Luke Arnewood, eh"'
LET us hope So l answered. "The
readers of the great dailies must num-
ber several millions. and they are of all
classes. Within few days the news
of the reward will have spread
throughout the United Kingdom, ana
your posters will serve to keep public
interest alive in the matter. But. can
didly, 1 am not over-sanguine Of any
good results"
"Why so?' he demanded pausing-
ip the act of decapitating an egg-fol
my reply.
Slluply UeCdlSC uO tClltI dCCOAu-
plices in the crime could claim the re-
ward without putting a rope around
his own neck as we'll as around that of
the actual murderer; and l believe that
the man who planned your cousins
death is too clever a villain to allow
any accidental discoverer of his secret
to live. This. 1 may add. is also In
spector Trails opinion. Indeed, he
1anrf1 nf occa1tinU that tho
missing lodger, Webb, was made way
with in obedience to the old murder
adage that dead men tell no tales"
"For goodness sake, don't quote that
addle-headed inspectors theories.' he
exclaimed, irritably. II have placed
the affair in your hands. not in his"'
every we'll, Captain Arnewood, re-
Joined, feeling strongly tempted t.
smile at his persistent antipathy to the
police. "My own individual opinion is
that. for the reasons have stated, too
much reliance must not be placed upon
the reward, however we'll advertised.
1t may, however. bring us such In
formation as will fully justify your lib
erality and foresight"
"Time will tell," was his comment
upon the Lot over-hopeful forecast.
"Meanwhile, want to get those post,
ers off my mind. How am I to pro-
ceed?
"Simply write me an order upon
your printers for their delivery to
Hawkins & Co. Our people will do the
rest through the big agencies"
"Come! That's what l call business"
he exclaimed, hastily swallowing his
coffee as he proceeded to write the re-
Qufred order.
then urged him. as gently as I
could, to write to the Home Secretary,
and, if possible. see one Of the Upper
: Secretaries forthwith at the Home
Office.
eve stand to lose rather than gain"
1 pointed out, "by appearing to act in
dependently of, or at cross purposes
with, the police, however widely our
methods of inquiry may differ from
theirs"
II suppose you know best in a mat
ter Of this Sort" he answered. some
what reluctantly, "and I'll follow your
advice. What is the use of employing
an expert and ignoring his instructions?
It's some comfort to know that the ad-
yertisements are out and the posters
we'll under way. Oh. by-the-bye, my
solicitors want me over in Ireland.
There's no reason why should not run
across tonight, is there:'
"None that am aware Of" replied.
"What mean is that my presence In
London is not essential, so far as you
are concerned"
| "Certainly not. In fact. there are
one or two points in connection with
your late Cousins antecedents which
YOU might elucidate better on the spot
than l could by mere correspondence
with Messrs. Grudgery & O'Brien.
YOU make note Of them?'
with pleasure" he assented, seizing
a sheet of note paper with almost
childish eagerness. 'Fire away
TASK them whether your cousin. in
any of his later letters to them, gave
any definite information as to his po-
sition financially. What I want to get
at is whether or not he would be likely
to arrive in London with any consider
able sum in his possession"