The Washington times., 1912-11-19

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/ the train"
why had she gone to Newhaven?'
asked Griggs.
Il have no idea"
Nor how long she stayed there?"
| mo. She was rather excited and i
asked no questions"
Had she ever before visited New
haven to your knowledge?"
| Never"
Then she did not know the late Lord
Wilmersley"'
mo"
was there any reason for this?" In
auired the detective, looking keenly at
Cyril.
| II was never very friendly with my
cousin. and we sailed for South Africa
Immediately after our marriage. Neither
I OF us has been home since then"
Il must find out where she spent the
night of the murder" murmured the in
spector. He seemed TO have forgotten
| Cyril's presence.
''If you think her ladyship had any
| thing to do with the tragedy | assure
| YOU you are on the wrong track. cried
| Cyril. forgetting for moment his pose
memory that is afrectod Until the last
few days what she did one minute she
forgot the next"
you think. therefore. that she would
not be able to tell me how she spent
her time in Newhaven?'
'I am sure OF It,"
THAT Is most unfortunate! BY the
way, how has she taken the news of
Lord Wilmersley's MURDER"
"She has not been told Of II. She does
not even know that he Is dead"
"Ahw
II see I must explain her case moro
derstand my position. Her ladyship's
mind became affected about six months
| ago, owing to causes into which ! need
not enter now. Since her arrival In
very rapid. Her memory is growing
stronger. but 1t is essential that It
| should not be taxed for the present.
The doctor assures me that II she Is
kept perfectly quiet for month or 30
she will recover completely. That Is
why want her to remain in absolute
scclusion. An incautious word might
| send her OF her balance. She must he
| protected from people. and ] Will pro-
| tect her. ! warn you OF that.
six weeks from now, II all goes well.
you can cross-Iucstion her. II YOU still
| think II necessary, hut at present l not
only forbid It. but I will do all in my
power TO prevent II.
calmly, 81 have neither the power nor
| the desire to hamper you in the eXcr-
else OF your profession; SO IT you doubt
my statements just ask Or; stuart
|
/ has ever been In a condition when she
might have committed murder. lie
viii laugh at you, am sure"
II don't doubt It. my lord; all the
"AlI the same, you would like to
know what her ladyshiP did on the
night OF the murder. well. hnd out.
II you can. assure you that, although
our motives differ. my curiosity eqna's
Thank you. my lord. I shall Ger.
| tainly do my best to solve the riddle,
said the inspector as he bowed himself
out. ~
Cyril sank wearily into chair. The
interview had been a great strain. and
yet he felt that In way II had been
relief also. He fiattered himself i,,. that
he had played his cards rather adroitly.
For now that he had found out ex-
actly how much the police knew. he
might possibly circumvent them.
or course. It was merely, question OF
DAYS, perhaps even of hours, before
Griggs would discover that the girl
was not his wife. For the inspector
| was nothing II not thorough. and II he
once began searching Newhaven Tor
| sure that 1t would not take him long
to establish her identify. Oh; II he
only had Griggs lighting on his side
instead OF that little pompous fool of
| a Judson!
By the way, what could have become
| OF the latter? 1t was now two full days
since no had left Geralton. He certainly
ought to have reported himself long be-
| fore this. Well, 1t made no difference
one way or the other. lie was negiE-
! ible quantity. Cyril had no time to think
of him now. His immediate concern
was to find a way by which PriscilIa
| the nursing home before the police had
| had time TO collect sufficient evidence to
warrant her arrest.
But how was II to be done? Cyrii sat
L. 81 arin Mt gmDl1af-
| ing fire before he was able TO hit on
plan that seemed 10 him at all feasible.
Going to the writing table he rapidly
covered three sheets and thrust them
into an envelope.
"Petcr!'' he called.
Eyes, SIR" answered a sleepy voice.
"YOu are to take this letter at 7:D
| o'clock tomorrow morning to MI. Camp
hands. II he Is still asleep wake him
up. DO you underestimate
ives. my lord
Very well. You can go to bed
1t was lucky, thought Cyril. that he
had taken Guy into his confidence. He
| was q good chap, Guy was How he
must hate the whole busIness For,
Notwithstanding his careless manner,
he was au fond conventional soul.
| II was really comlcal to think Of that
impeccable persion as a receiver of stol-
en- property! What would he do with
the jewels. Cyril wondered. All. that
| reminded him of the bag. He must
get rid of 1t at once.
Poking the fire into blaze he eau
ttously locked the two doors which con-
| nected his rooms with the rest OF the
house. Then having assured himself
| that the blinds were carefully drawn
an dthat no one was secreted about
| the premises he knelt down before the
empty fireplace in his bedroom and
| felt up the chimney.
| The bag was no longer there.