The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-13
CHAPTER III.
In the Train.

In the Train.
Discussion was inevitable on the
way up TO town next morning The
two strange friends, planted opposite
each other in the tirSt-class smoker,
travelled inland simultaneously en-
crossed in copious report OF the
previous days proceedings at the coro-
ners court
The medical evidence was valuable
only as tracing the fatal blew 10 some
such weapon as the missing trun-
cheon the buffers evidence explained
that the dinner hour was seven thirty:
that. not FIVE minutes before, he had
seen mis- master come downstairs and
enter the library, where. at seven fifty
five. on going to ask If he had heard
the gong. he had obtained no answer
but found the door locked on the in
side; that he had then FASTENED round
by the garden, and in through the
French window, to discover the de-
ceased gentleman lying in his blood
The head gardener, who lived in the
bare-headed man rush past his win
Gows and out Of the gates about the
same hour. as he knew by the sound
ing of the gong up at the house; they
often heard it at the lodge, i'll warm
weather when the windows were open,
and the gardener swore that he him
self had heard it on this occasion.
The footman appeared to have been
less positive as to the time of tele
phone call he had answered, thought
it was between four and five, but re-
membered the conversation very we'll
The gentleman had asked whether Mr.
Craven was at home, had been told
that he was out motoring. asked when
he would be back, told he couldn't say,
but before dinner some time. and what
name should be given, whereupon the
gentleman had rung off without an
swering The footman thought he was
a gentleman, from the way he spoke.
But apparently the police had not yet
succeeded in tracing the call.
rs it difficult thing to do?" asked
Cazalet, touching on this last point
early in the discussion, which even he
showed no wish to avoid this morning.
He had dropped his paper, to find that
Toye had already dropped his and
was gazing at the flying English fields
with thoughtful FUCKERS about his som
Der eyes.
IF you ask me- he replied. Il
should like to know what wasn't diff
tenn in this country! Why. you don't
have a system, and that's all there IS
to it, But it's not at that end they'll
put the salt ON their man"
Which end will it be, them"
THE river end. That hat, or cap.
Do you see what the gardener says
about the man who ran out bare
headed? If he went and left his hat or
his cap behind him. tAat should be
good enough in the long run It's the
very worst thing you can leave. Ever
hear of Franz Muller?"
Cazalet had not heard of that i'm
portant notoriety, nor did his ignor-
ance appear to trouble him at all, but
1t was becoming more and more clear
that Toye took an almost unhealthy
interest in the theory and practise OF
violent crime.
Franz Muller" he continued. left
his hat behind him, only that and
nothing more. but 1t brought him to
the gallows even though he got over
to the other side first. He made the
mistake of taking slow steamer. and
that's just about the one mistake they
never did make at Scotland Yard. Give
them a nice, long. plain-sailing stern
chase and they get there by bedtime
wireless or no wireless!"
But Cazalet was in no mind to dis
cuss other crimes, old or new; and he
closed the depression by asserting
somewhat roundly that neither hat
nor cap had been LETT behind in the
only case that interested him.
Don't be too sure" said Toye.
Even Scotland Yard doesn't show all