The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-21
CHAPTER j XVI

Continued rom Sur last Se .'S
CHAPTER XVII
Tne; inuuestw was at three o'clock;
thereafter ANTONY could have no
claim on the hospitality of the Red
aaouse. By ten o'clock his bag
WIS packed, and waiting to be TAX
I en- to the George: To BIZ, coming
nustairs after more prolonged
breakfast, this early morning bus
;t1eEwas IA little surprising
sssS whats the hurry" he asked
"a fore. But we don't want t.
come back here after the Inquest.
Getyour packing over now and then
I'VE can have the morning to our
Selves
;SsSs.. Righto.,, He turned to go to his
room, and then came back again. Il
say; are we going to tell Cayley
fhat we're staying at the George 2"
10y You're not staying at the
george Bill. Not officially. You're
going back to London"
sssStS.t Oh! ~
Yes. NJ ASK Cayley to have your
slnggage sent in to Stanton, ready
sSfor5 you when you catch train
there after the inquest You can
tell him that you've got to see
the Bishop OF London at once. The
fact that you are hurrying back, to
sEondonEto be confirmed will make
2 1t seem NOR e natural that should
gresume my interrupted solitude at
the George as soon as you have
Egone. ,'s
u en- where do | sleep tonight?'
Unofficially, in my bed, unless
they've got another spare room at
-. n,
sfirmation robe-I mean your pyja-
mas and s. brushes and things-in
my bag, ready for YOU Is there
anything else you want to know?
mo Then go and pack. And meet
Sme at ten-thirty beneath the blasted
$oak Dr. in the hall or somewhere.
K Igwant to talk and talk and talk,
{ and Il must have my Watson
Good ,'''5S said BIZ and went Of
ITO hisaroom.
N hour later they wandered out
ogether into the park
ss;s We'll ?pssafd Bill as they ,sat
81 down underneath a convenient
tree. Talk away"
II had many bright thoughts in
my bath this morning." began An
tony."The brightest one of all
was thatswe We're being damn fools
and working at this thing form the
d wrong end altogether.
n Well, that's helpful.
d VI 81 1--WE had been professionals, ]
aSbeiieve we should have gone at it
j from the other end. The Roberi
= end: We've been wandering about
II Mark and Cayley all the time. Now
lets wonder about Robert for "a
bit.,r
= ss..sslYe know so little about him. .
assssss5ts.sWell, let see what we do know
First Of all. then. we know vague
5lF taat5he was a bad lot.
s:$s.SE.c:Yes.'
And. then we know rather a
gcurious thing. We know that Mark
5told you all that this black sheep
was coming: Now why did he tell
YOU
BiII.was thoughtful for moment
suppose. he said slowly. that
8 he knew we were bound to see him
land thought that the best way was
to$De quite frank about him
ttButswerc you bound to see him?
on were all away playing golf
,s We were bound to see him il he
stayed lin the house that night
Very we'll, then. That's one
ing we've discover Mark
srknew that there was no chance of
getting Robert out of the house a.
BEL looked at his friend eager
Eco on, he said. This is get
ting Interesting"
3s.t.IIe also knew something else. .
went on Antony. He knew that
Robert was bound to 'betray his
Teal character to you as soon as
you met him
sssss5.sYe s.. That's sound enough"
well, now. doesn't it strike yo:'
that Mark made up his mind about
all that rather quickly2"
ttHowsdo you mean?"
sssssHe1 got this letter at breakfast.
He read it: and directly he had
read it he began to confide in You
alt That is to say, i'll about one
second he thought out the whole
r business and came to a decision
i to- two decisions. He considered
ssthe& possibility of getting Robert
out Of the way before you came
Ssback. and decided that it was i'm
Epossible. He considered the posi-
nifty of Roberts behaving like
anN ordinary decent person in pub.
I Iic,fSand decided that it was very
unlikely. He came to those two de.
sscisionsN instantaneously. as ho was
reading She letter. Isn't that rath:
er quick work?"
* Well, what's the explanation
Antony waited until he had re
titled and lighted his pipe before
answering.
SIS? sfsssWhat's the explanation? We'll
let,s:Ieave 1T for moment and take
look at the two brothers
SIN conjunction, this time. with Mrs
Norbury."
ss.Is ..::Mrs. Norbury?" said Bill, sur
prised.
go Yes Mark hoped to marry Miss
Now, X Robert really
blot upon the family honor
1farkswould want to do one Of tive
things Either keep it from tbs
3Norburys8 ether, or else. if Il
sghad 10 come out, tell them himself