The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-24


Antony gave nm a smile and was
silent for a little. thinking
la there another inn at stanton
fairly close 20 the statieaE.'
The Plough and Horses'-iust at
tho corner where the read goes up
20 the stations that the one you
mean"
That would be the one. sup.
pose you could do with drink.
couldn't yonr''
Rather said niu. with a grin.
Coed. Then have ono at the
'riough and Horses Have two. u
YOU like. and talk 90 the landlord. or
iandiady. or whoever serves you.
want to find out II anybody stayed
there on Monday night
Robert said mn eagerly.
II didn't say Robert" said Antony.
smiling. Il Just want YOU 10 find
cat u they had a visitor who slept
there on Monday night. A stranger.
II 80. then any particulars you can
set Of him. without letting the land.
lord know that sou are Interested ="
Leave Il 20 me. broke In mn
81 know Just what YOU want"
Don't assume that u was Rober,
---or anybody else. Lot them De.
scribe the man 10 YOU. Don't In
facnce them uneonsciousiy BY sug.
EeSting that he was short or tan. OF
anything Of that sort. Just get them
talking. II It's the landlord. you'd
better stand him a drink or two"
Right YOU are said Bin conf.
dentiy. Where do meet you
again.
Probably AZ The George II you
Sc, there before me. you can order
diancr for { o'clock. Anyhow. wen
meet AZ eight. n not before
Good He nodded 20 Antony
and strode of hack 10 stanton again.
Antony stood watching him with
little smile AZ hts enthusiasm
Then he looked round slowly. as II
IN search of something. suddenly
he saw what he wanted Twenty
yards farther on lane wandered
OF 20 the left. and there was gate
. little way up on the rtght,hand
aide OF u. Antony walked 20 the
safe. filling hls pipe as he went
rThen he III hts pipe. sa, on the gate.
and took his head In his hands.
Now then" he said 60 himself.
Tets begin AZ the beginning
II was nearly 2 o'clock when VIII
liam Beverley. the famous zieuth.
hound. arrived. tired and dusty. AZ
the George" 10 find Antony. cool
and clean. standing headed at
the door. waiting for hin,
rs dinner ready were Bin's
first words.
Yes"
Then I'm Just have a wash. Lord.
I'm tired"
II never ought 20 have asked you.
rait Antony penItcntiy.
That's ali right. shan't be
moment" Halfway up the stairs he
turned round and asked. Am In
your room7-
Yes. DO you know the wayr-
Yes. Start carving. will your
And order lots OF beer He dis
appeared round tho top Of the stair
case. Antony went slowly in.
when the first edge Of his ar.
petite had worn off. and he was able
90 spare n little time between the
mouthfuls. Bill gave an account Of
his adventures. The landlord OF the
Plough and Horses" had been
sticky. decidedly sticky--Biii had
been unable AZ first TO get anything
out Of him. But Bili had been tact.
fui: lorblessyou. how tactfai he had
heer.
"Hc kept on about the inquest.
and what a queer affair Il had been.
and so on. Then I said cnreicssiy
that u must be very hard 10 rerncn.
Der anybody whom you had just
seen once. 30 a. to Identify him
Apffsrward. and he agreed that ~
weuld be 'mIddiln' hard and
Then
"Cive me three guesses." inter.
rupsed Antony. You asked him IL
he remembered everybody who came
20 his inu7T
That's H. Bright. wasn't It7-
brilliant. And what was the re
suit