Evening journal., 1922-08-09


match. he whispered. 'There'il be
somebody listening TO us. You take
the Cayley view" They walked over
TO the seat and sat down.
What a heavenly night" said
Antony.
Ripping"
Il wonder where that poor devil
Mark is now"
ITS a rum business"
"You agree with Cayley-that II
was an accident7"
"Yes. Yes see, I know Mark"
HIN" Antony produced a pencil
and a piece of paper and began 70
write on his knee. but while he
wrote, he talked. He said that he
thought Mark had shot his brother
in a fit OF anger, and that Cayley
knew, or anyhow guessed. this, and
had tried 20 give his cousin chance
OF getting away.
Mind you. think he's right
think it's what any OF us would do.
/ shan't give II away, of course.
but somehow there are one or two
little things which make ne think
that Mark really did shoot HIS
brother-I mean other than acci-
dentally."
Murdered him7"
well, manslaughtered him. any
way. ] may be wrong. Anyway. it's
not my business"
But why do you think so? Be
cause of the keys7"
"Oh, the keys are wash-out.
Still, II was a brilliant idea of nile,
wasn't it?"
He had finished his writing. and
now passed the paper over to Bill.
In the clear moonlight the carefully
printed letters could easily be
read;
GO on talking as II were here.
After a minute or two, turn round |
as II I were sitting on the grass be-
hind you, but go on talking"
IT know you don't agree with |
me-" Antony went on as Bill read, |
but you'll see that I'm right"
Bill looked up and nodded eager !
ly. He had forgotten golf and Betty |
and all the other things which HAD
made up his world lately. This was
tho real thing. This was life.
WELL" he began deliberately |
'the whole point IS that I know |
Mark. Now, Mark"
But Antony was Off the seat and
letting himself gently down into the
ditch. His intention was 20 crawl
round It until tho shed came IN
sight. The footsteps which he had
heard seemed to be underneath the
shed; probably there was trap
door of some kind in the floor. Who
ever Il was would have heard their
voices. and would probably think II
worth while TO listen 20 what they
we're saying.
He walked quickly but very ST.
emily along the half-length OF the
,owling-green to the first corner,
passed cautiously round, and then
vent even more carefully along the
width of it TO the second corner. He
ould hear Bill hard at II, and he
miled appreciatively to himself.
,ill was a great conspirator-worth
hundred watsons. As he ap-
reached the second corner he |
lowed down. and did the last few |
ards on hands and knees. Then,
ling at full length, inch by inch,
is head went round the corner.
The shed was two or three yards
} his left, on the opposite side OF
he ditch. From where no lay he
ould see almost entirely inside It.
seemed TO be as they
sft t. The bowls-box, the lawn
nower, the roller the, open croquet-
iox, the
by Jovei" said Antony 10 him
elf. that's neat"
The lid Of the other croquet-box
vas open. too.
BIZ was turning round nowj his
'oice became more difficult to hear.
You see what mean," he was say
ng. If Cayley-"
And out OF the second croouet-box
came Cayley's black head.
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