The Holly chieftain., 1914-06-19
THE MYSTERY OF
The JADE SPEAR
(Continued.)

said Addington Peace. 80 you have
arrested Boyne?"
Yes. sir
Upon good grounds?"
The evidence is almost complete
against him."
Indeed. l shall be pleased to hear
It."
We'll sir, 1t stands like this. Mr..
Boyne called upon Colonel Bulstrode
about one o'clock. He was shown
into the library and"
"One moment" interrupted the in
spector. Where is the library?"
That is the door, sir" answered
Hales, pointing to the room from
which he had emerged.
Perhaps it would be easier to I'M
derstand If we go there?"
The library was a long, low room,
lined with shelves that were IN a
great part empty. 1t projected from
the main building evidently it was
of more recent construction-and thus
could be lighted by windows on both
sides. To our right were two which
commanded the drive: to the left two
more looked out upon plot Of grass
dotted with flower beds. upon which
several windows at the side OF the
house. at right angles to the library,
also faced.
Pray continue" said Inspector
Peace
About ten minutes later. Cullen,
the butler. heard high words passing.
A regular fighting quarrel 1t sounded
or so he says"
How could he hear? Was he list
ening in the hall?"
NO. sir; he was in his pantry,
cleaning silver. The pantry is the
first of those windows at the side OF
the house. The library windows be-
ing open. he could hear the sound of
loud voices, though, as he says, he
could not distinguish the words"
The inspector walked to an open
lattice and thrust out his head. He
closed 1t before he came back to us,
as he did to the second window on
the same side.
"Mr. Cullen must not be encour-
aged he said gently. He is there
now. listening with pardonable curios.
ity. Well. Sergeant?"
Presently there came a tremen.
dous peal at his bell, and he hurried
to answer it. When he reached the
hall, he found the colonel and Mr..
Boyne standing together You un-
derstand me. Boyne.' the colonel was
saying, III l catch you lurking about
here again after my niece's money.
bags, III thrash you within an inch of
your life; will. by thunder!' The
young man gave the colonel an ugly
look, but he had seen the butler, who
was standing behind his master and
kept silent Show this fellow out,
Cullen. said the colonel. And II he
ever calls slam the door In his face
And with that he stumped back into
the library. swearing to himself In a
manner that. as the butler declares.
gave him the creeps, it was SO very
imaginative
with one thing and another, Cullen
was so dumfounded-for he thought
that Boyne and Miss Sherrick were as
good as engaged already-that he
stood in the shadow of the porch
watching the young gentleman. Boyne
walked down the drive for hundred
yards or so. looked back at the
house. and, not seeing the butler. as
he supposes, turned off to the left
along path that led towards the
fruit gardens, Cullen did not know
That to make Of it. However, 1t was
none of his business, and at last he
went back to his pantry Sticking
out his head. he could see the colonel
writing at that desk"--the sergeant
pointed finger at knee-hole table
Uttered with papers that was set in
the further of the windows looking
out upon the grass plot-"and 40
concluded that he could not have
seen Boyne leave the drive, having
had his back to 1t at the time.
About twenty minutes later Cul-
len and Mary Thomas. the parlor
maid. were In the dining room get.
ting the table ready for lunch. This
room looks out upon the lawn at the
front OF the house. All OF a sudden
they heard shout. and the next mo.
ment the colonel rushed by and made
across the lawn to the Wilderness
gate He had a revolver in his hand
and was loading 1t MS he ran He
dropped two cartridges in his hurry
for found them myself when I was
going over the ground" Cullen had
been with him for years; he is an old
Acldieg himself. and at the sight Of