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The officer gave the details at full
length; he told Lord Radclyffe all that
was known of the mysterious crime.
The old man listened i'm silence until
the man had finished speaking, then
he asked q few questions:
You have a clue of course"
II hin so. my lord" replied the Of
ticer guardedly.
Can ! help in any way?"
Amy information, my lord, that you
gladly Welcomed
The mar who hailed the cab in
Shaftesbury a~venue-what was he like?
l could help you il l knew"
I'm have his description properly
written out, my lord, and bring it to
you in the morning"
Can't you tell me now? Every mo
ment lost is irretrievable in cases like
these
II am afraid. my lord. that ! cannot
tell you definitely now. There's a dense
fog OutSide-and-'
The %clauffeur's descriptions are
vague i%nterposed Lord Radcliffe with
Il sneer. The eternal excuses for in
competence"
NV iord." protested the man.
IAN right! all right! No offense
meant | assure you. You must pardon
an old mans irritabilty-the news you
nave brought me does not make for
of temper. l rely on your de-
partment to clear this matter up with
the least possible scandal"
II am afraid that scandal is inevita-
ble." retorted the officer dryly, for he
still felt sore at Lord R%adclyffe's ILL
tempered thrust. w shall have to
rake up a great deal OF what might
be unpleasant to many parties"
why should it be u~npleasant?"
I'VE shall nave to know something
of he murdered nan past. of his as
sociates before-befor he was able to
establish his claim to your lordship's
consideration"
II have no doubt that the late Philip
de Mountford had many undesirable
associates in the past" remarked Lord
Radcliffe curtly.
The silence which followed was tam
tamount to a dismissal. The officer
rose to go. He felt nettled at the old
mans obvious sneers: they had been
like a cold douche over his enthusiasm,
for the case had, already drifted into
his hands and it promised to be the
most interesting and most sensational
criminal case of modern time.
You have not" he said before TAX
ing his leave. told me. my lord, what
YOU wish done about The body"
Surely replied Lord Radcliffe
q%uerulously. lit is too late now to
make arrangements. What is the
time?"
Alut pdoI III, MY lOIO.
Surely tomorrow morning we can
discuss all that
Just as you wish, of course"
Tomorrow moring-as early as you
like. My servants will be at home then
the house will be ready-and can
make arrangements-or else we'll wait,
as you say. until after the inquest
The sound of a bell broke the silence
that elSued
You must excuse me-" said his lord
ship dryly, my are out. n
there's some one at the front door,"
II can near footsteps below stairs.
my lord" remarked the officer.
"Ah. l believe you're right. Those
two blackguards must have come nome
and l didn't know 1t. They do pretty
much as they like"
Shutting, uncertain footsteps were
heard across the hall. The officer said
hurriedly:
"one more thing, my lord-you will
pardon my asking but-you had not
thought of-er-offered a reward?"
.'Wha for?"
to conviction"
means. Of course nna I'll give a reward
to stimulate Incompetence, eh?"
What will your lordship. make IT."
asked the officer. determined this time
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1.-TWO hundred-five hundred-have
what you like-so long as you get that
BRUTE
give hundred. my lord, would stimu-
late us ALL"
Very we'll" said Lord Radclyffe
briefly. Good evening""
Good evening, my lord. And to-
morrow morning We'll be ready for the
body to be taken away. IL you wish it.
Blu the inquest will be h day after.
so perhaps it might be best to wait
until then. At the coroner's court.
Victoria, my lord-South Kensington.
Good evening, my lord"
The two men look their leave, glad
enough to have lone with the unpleas-
ant interview.
AS they walked to the door that gave
from the library on the hall it was
opened from the outside, and a seedy
looking man, dressed in shabby we
ming clothes that bore many traces OF
past libations. walked unceremoniously
midway into the room.
will you see Mr.. Luke de Mount
fOrd?' he muttered addressing his q
ter.
Certainly not" replied his lordship.
Its much too late. Ask Mr.. Luke to
call again tomorrow. And you and
our wife can go to bed"
CHAPTER XIV.
AND MANY MUST BE QUESTIONED.
BY the time the police officers
reached the outer al door, Luke had
received his order Of dismissal. He
stood on the step for q moment, unde-
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