Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-08


bed. IN shirt and. trousers. sb.enily
smoothing down his thick hack hair
with his brushes. VIXEN BIZ shouted
an Halo" through the door. and
came IN.
IT say. buck up. old boy. TN
hungry he said.
Antony stopped sipoothlrE him
self and looked UP a, him thought
fully.
where's Mark" he said
MARX? You mean Cayley"
Antony corrected himself with .
little laugh. Yes. ] mean Caylsy.
Is ne down? say. shsn't be =
moment. Bnl." He got up from the
bed and went on br.skly with his
dressing.
ooh. Nv the wsy." sad BIZ. taking
his place on the bed. ''your idss
about the Keys IS a wash.ou;."
Why. how do You mean
Il went down Just now sad had a
look q; them. Some we're outside
and some inside. and there you are.
IL makes u much less exciting.
When YOU were talking about d, on
the lawn. really got quite keen on
the IDEA ot the key being outside
and Mark takins Il IN with hin."
"It's going 90 be exciting enough"
said Antony mildly. a. he transferred
his pipe and tobacco Into the pocket
Of his black coat. We'll. lets come
down, I'm ready now"
cayley was waiting FOR them 10
tho hall. The three OF them FELL into
a casual conversation.
you were quite right about the
KEYS" said Blll. during 4 pause.
"Keysy' said Cayley b!AnAiy
I'VE were wondering whether
they were outside or Inside"
oh, Oh. yes," lie looked slowly
round the hall. a; the different do0rs.
and then smiled In friendly way a.
An,oay. we both seem to have
been right. Mr.. Dillingham;. SO We
don't get much farther"
No" lie gave u shrug. u just
wondered. you know. / thought II
Was worth mentioning"
Oh, quite. Not that you would
have convinced me. you know. just
as Elsle's evidence doesn't convince
'me."
"Elsle?" said 1911 exciisdly An.
nony looked inquir.Eg.y al him. won.
hiring who Elsie was
zone OF The housema!ds." explained
Cayley. you didn't hear what size
told the Inspector
Caylcy told them OF what Elsie
had heard through the once door
that afternoon.
You were In the library then. of
course" said Antony. rather to him.
self than TO the other. She might
have gone through The hall without
your hearing"
oh. I've 10 doubt she was thsrs.
and heard voices. Perhaps heard
those very words. But" lie broke
OF. and then added impailently. 1T
was accidental know Il was seci-
dental. What's the good OF talking
g. u Mark was murderer" Din
ner was announced at that moment.
and as they went In. he added.
"wlpts the good OF tstlug sbou, It
a, all. u Il comes TO that"
What. incevoeT said Antony. ana
10 Buls great dssppointmeh, they
talked o. hooss and politics during
the meel
Csyiey made ar excuse FOR leaving
them - soon a. iheir cigars were
alighi. Tie had business to sttend
70. as wac natural. Bill would look
after his freud. Bll was only too
wiling.
Let's 20 outside" suggested An.
tony. q want 10 ak to you"
Good man, What about the
oowling.grernF
They came out o, the front door
and followed tie drive to the LEFT.
The iosd bent round to The right.
hut they kept straight on over .
broad grass rsth Tor twenty ysrds.
and there In front % them was the
green. A dry ditch. ten feet wide
and SIX feet deep. surrounded u. eI.
cept in the one place where the path
vent forward
"Ses. u hides itself very nicely"
aid Antony. Where do they keep
the bowls"
In d sort " summer house place
Round reTs."
They walked along the edge OF the
sr.n rn,ii they oafus ~ f-u low
wooden biinK which had been built
.uio 0ns wall % the dtch
yhey nlirh.d th-.r circuit Of the
green--"JusI 10 case sny O0iy IN
/. the ditch" said apiony-sed thea
sat down On the LeHeh.
Nov thea" said b... We are
aloua Fire ahead"