The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-15
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Antony tried 70 put himself 10 Cay.
|,sss. nlaee- -c'ayiey. when Antony
|had first discovered him. hammerlns
- TIE door and crying. LET me inr'
Whatever had happened inside the
|c<tlec. whoever had killed Robert.
|cAsiav knew all about Il. and knew
thst Mark was net inside and had
|nst escaped hy the window. Hut Il
v4> necessary 70 cAyley's plans--tc
Marx plans n they were acting In
cnnscrt- that he should Re thought
- A. have escaped. At some time.
then. while he was hsmmering uhs
KEY In his pocketl az the locked door,
he must suddenly have remembered
with what a shocks-thAt mis-.
take had been made. A window had
met been left epenl
Ana then Antony's sudden appear
nee Here was q complication. And
IAntony suggested that they should
3sxx p,ae wtndowi Why. the window
<ns lust what he wanted 20 avoid
| No wonder no had seemed dared at
[nr<t
Az. and here ~ last was the Az
|rlxraticn Why they had gone tho
|lcnrsst way round--and yet run. II
Twas cayley's only chance oe getting
Ia start on Anteny. Of getting 20 the
Irsndows first. Of working them oren
soaehcw before Antony caught him
|ur. Even n THAT were impossible.
he must ges there first. just 10 make
'sure.
So he had run. Hut Antony had
Ike2s up with HIN. They had broken
I'm the window together. and gone
Into the ocrice. But cayley was not
dcns yet There VIZ the dressing.
room wsntowl hut quietly. Quletiy.
|Ansnny mustn't hear.
And Antony didn't hear. Indeed.
Inc had played up 10 cayisy splen.
|dfdiy. Not only bad he called atten.
/ tiou 20 the open window. but he had
{cAmfaily explained 10 Cayley why
MARX had chosen thu. particular
window In preferences 10 the office
wintcw. And caylcy had agreed sha,
Iprcbably that was the reason. How
must have chuckled 20 himself
"a They were outside on the lawn
Agsin now. Brf and Antony. and BIN
|was listening epen-mouthsd 20 his
|fr1snt's theory Of yesterdays hap
'Deninxs- II only gave them another
nyrsery 70 so've
What's thatr- said Ansony.
1f2rk. where's Mark 10 hs
1Mver went into tho office At all.
hen where Is hs nowr'
y cont say that be never went
~ ths ocSiee In fact. he must
NV rcn& Elsie heard hirn.- lie
geppred ana repeated slowly. -shs
IAeard hfrs-et least she says she did.
|Dus u he was shsre he came out
|eUnfn by ths door
well. but where does that lead
0Uuf
~wn~v q I'D Marx Tns passaxs-
d 200 mean that he's been HID
~ NV ~ she timer
A21pny 49, silent untfi BIN Rad
ooUnAA,d hs question. ard then with
- ecru<s ~ carns cut Of his thoughts
- answered him.
Wsd better make certain. Could
~ ~ . aisuth-hourd. Billions of
- sAxs travel on their stcmnnhs
~ no<ssisszlyf I mean. could you
near enough 20 the pond 10 make
ro that cayiey ID esiiI thcre. with.
hs istsins htrn sss your
RAthsr.- He rot up eagerly.
xou watt
Antnny's head shot up suddenly.
why. that wns what Mark said"
y cried
Mark.
\ Yes. what Elsie heard him say
~Oh. hat
I<4'Yes suppose shs cosiftn's
save made mistake. Blfi7 She ara
Mar hfrnTs
"she couldn't have mistaken his
seics. II that's what you mean
~Dhrs
MARK had an extraordinarily
characteristics voice"
OH
Rather hiEh-pitched. you know.
snd-wslI. one can't explain. but
Tea
We'll. rather like this. you know.
~ sven more 70 ~ anything" Hs
fnftisd thes~ words of In Mars
rather rnonotenous. high pitched
voiee. and then laughed. and added