Evening journal., 1922-08-19
1t sank slowly he waited.

They're all here" said Bill
shirt. tie, socks, underclothes
shoes-yes, all OF them"
"All' that he was wearing yestsr-
Yes"
what do you make OF it7"
Bill shook his head, and asked an
other question.
rs It what you expected7"
Antony laughed suddenly.
TITS too absurd" he said. II ex-
pected-well. you know what ex-
pected. A body. A body in a suit
Of clothes. Well. perhaps It wou,d d
be safer TO hide them separately.
The body here. and the clothes N
the passage. where they would
never betray themselves. And now
he takes great deal OF trouble to
hide the clothes here and doesn't
bother about tho body at ALL" He
shook his head. I'm a bit lost for
the moment, BIZ. and that's the
fact"
Anything else there7
Antony felt in the bag.
Stones and-yes, there's some
thing else" He took It out and held
It up. There we are, Bill"
It was the Office key.
BY Jove, you were right"
Antony turned the bag gently up
side down on the grass. A dozen
large stones fell out-and something
else. He flashed down his torch.
Another key" he said.
He put the two keys In his pocket
and sat there for a long time dn
silence. thinking. Bill was silent.
too not liking to interrupt his
thoughts. but at last he said:
p Shall I put these things back7"
Antony looked .up with a start.
"What7 oh. yes. No, I'll put
them back. You give me a light, Will
your"
Very slowly and carefully he put
the clothes back in the bag, pausing
as he took up each garment. in the
certainty, as It seemed to Bill, that
Il had something to tell him II only
he could read It. When the last OF
them was inside, he still waited
there on his knees. thinking.
That's the lot" said Bill.
Antony nodded at him.
Yes that's the lot" he said;
"and that's the funny thing about |
It. You're sure It is the lot?"
What DO you mean?"
Give me the torch a moment"
He took It and flashed It over the
ground between them. Yes, that's
the lot. IT'S funny" He stood up.
the. bag in his hands. Now let's
fnd a hiding-place for these, and
then" He said no more, but step
ped off through the trees, Bill fol-
lowing him meekly.
As soon as they had got the bag
off their hands and were clear OF
he copse. Antony became more
He took the two
Keys out OF his pocket.
"One OF them is the office key, I
and the other Is the key Of
he passage cupboard. SO I thought
hat perhaps we might have look
It the cupboard"
II say. do you really think It is?"
'Well, don't see what else it can
,e."
But why should be want to
hrow II away?"
Because It has now done its
work, whatever Il was. and he wants
o wash his hands Of the passage. /
He'd throw the passage away II he
'ould. I don't think It matters
much one way or another. and I
lc-'t suppose there's anything to
Ind in the cupboard, but I feel that
We must. look"
DO you still thirk Marks body
night be there?"
mo. And yet where else can 1t
ie? Unless I'm hopelessly wrong.
nd Cayley never killed him at all"
But the cupboard had not much to
ell them that night. It was empty
ave for a few old bottles.
'"well, that's that" said Bill.
But Antony. on his knees with the
orch in his hand, continued to
earch for something.
What are you looking for7"
sked Bill at last.
Something that isn't there" said
ntony, getting up and dustlng his
And he locked the door
gain.
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