Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-10
By Stanley

to play bowls. after all"
"well. why did you say you did,
grumbled Bill
Antony flashed a smile Of appre
citation AZ him.
Wei. wanted 10 when said |
did. and now | don't want to.
Then what do you want 10 dor
There's seat on the lawn. Let's
go over there and bring these things
along in case we want to play"
As they went across the lawn. An
tony dropped the bowls and took out
his pipe.
Got match7" he said loudly.
As ne bent his head over the
match. he whispered. "Therell he
somebody listening TO us. You take
! Tho Caylcy view" They walked
over 10 tho scat and sat down
VIVA, heavenly night" sa.d An.
tony
Ripping"
q wonder where that poor devil
Mark Is now
! IT'S rum business.
lyon agree with Caylcy-that u
was an accidcnt?"
Yes You see. know Mark"
III Antony produced pencil
and a piece o: paper and began 10
write on hls knee. but while he
wrote. he talked. Ito said that ne
thought Mark had sho, mis- brother IN
a ~ o' anger. and that Cay,cy knew.
or anyhow guessed. ,hs. and had
tried 10 give his cousin a chance OF
getting away.
MIND you. think he's right. I
think us wha, any OF US would DO.
! shant give u away, OF course, hu:
somehow there are one or two nitle
things which make mo think that
Mark really id shoe, his brother
| mean other than accidentally"
Murdered him."
"wen. msnslaugh,ercd him. any.
way. may be wrong. Anyway. It's
not my business.
But why do you think so7 Be
cause Of the keys?'
'Oh. the keys are wash out SIN.
Il vas a brilliant idea OF mine. WASH Z
IT,"
lie mad finished his writing. ana
now passed The paper over TO Bin In
the clear Moonlight the carefully
printed letters could easily be read.
Go on talking as ~ | were here.
] a -
a. II were sitting on the grass be
hind you. but so on taking
Il know YOU don't agree with me"
Antony went on as Bill read. but
youll see that I'm right"
Bll looked up and nodded eagerly.
lie had forgotten golf and Betty and
all tho other things which had made
NJ his world lately. This was the
real thing. This was life
Well" he began deliberately. the
whole point II that | know Marx
Now. Mark"
But Antony was OF the seat and
letting himself gently down INTO the
ditch. Ills intention was 20 crawl
round Il until the shed came IN sight
The footsteps which he md heard
seemed TO b. underneath tn sh,i
probably there was trapdoot "
some kind Ia the floor. Whoever u
was would have heard their voices
and would probably think II worth
while TO listen to wha, they we-e
saying
lie walked quickly but very silent.
~ along the haltlength OF the
bowling green 90 the hrsi corner.
passed cautiously round. and then
went even more carefully along the
width Of 10 70 the second corner. lie
could hear ran hard at Il. and ne
smiled appreciatively to himself. R,ll
was a great consp.rator-worth n
hundred watSons. A. ne approached
the second corner he slowed down.
and did the last few yards on hands
and knees Then. lying at full
length. inch ny inch his head wen,
round The corner.
The sred was two or three yards
70 his left. on the opposite side o,
thu ditch. From where he lay ne
could see almost entirely inside IL.
Everything seemed 20 be as they
left u. The boxls.box. the lawn
mower. the roller. the open croduet
BOZ. the
by Jove." said Antony TO him
self. that's neat"
The Ia ~ the other crcquei.boH
va npen 100
81 az turninS round nos. NJ.
roics becs ne more dihcui, 70 hear
YOU go Wnsi ! mean. &c was say
ms II Cayley-"
And ogt ~ the second eroaust-ooz
came cayley's black heed.
Continued In Our Nesf 1ssuel