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might be his brother, so I said, IF
yOull follow the drive. sir. you'll
come 70 the house. OF course I
can't say II Mr. Ablett's at home.
And ne gave a sort OF nasty laugh
again, and said, Fine place Mister
Mark Ablett's got here Plenty OF
money 20 spend. eh?' Well. then
had another look at him, but before
I could make up my mind, he laugh
ed and went on. That's all l can
tell you, sir"
Andrew Amos stepped down and
moved away 10 the back OF the
room, nor did Antony take his eyes
of him until he was assured that
Amos intended 10 remain there un-
til the inquest was over.
who's Amos talking TO now?" he
whispered to Bill
'Parsons. One Of the gardeners.
He's at the outside lodge on the
Stanton road. They're all here to-
day. Sort OF holiday for EN-"
Il wonder If he's giving evidence,
too" thought Antony.
He was. He followed Amos He
had been at work on the lawn in
front OF the house, and had seen
Robert Albeit arrive He didn't hear
the shot-not to notice. He was a
little hard Of hearing. He had seen
a gentleman arrive about i've min
utes after Mr.. Robert.
Can you see him in court now?"
asked the coroner.
Parsons looked round slowly. An
tony caught his eye and smiled.
That's him." said Parsons, point
ing.
Everybody looked at Antony.
That was about five minutes
afterward?"
About that. sir"
Did anybody come out Of the
house before this gentleman's ar
rival?"
mo. sir. That is to say I didn't
see EN-"
Stevens followed. She gave her
evidence much as she had given il
to the Inspector Nothing new was
brought out by her examination.
Then came Elsie. As the reporters
scrubbed down what she had over
heard, they added in brackets Sen
sation" for the first time that after
noon.
How soon after you had heard
this did the shot Gomez" asked the
coroner.
Almost at once. sir"
Were you still in the hall?"
"Oh no sir. I was just outside
Mrs. Stevens room. The house
keeper sir"
You didn't think of going back
to the hall to see what had hap
pened? ?"
"Oh, no, sir I just went in to
Mrs stevens. and she said oh.
what was that?' frightened like.
And I said. That was in the house,
Mrs. Stevens. that was Just like
something going off. II was"
Thank you" said the coroner.
There was another emotional dis
turbance in the room as Cayley went
into the witness-box; not "Sensa-
ton this time, but an eager and. as
/ IL seemed to Antony. sympathetic
interest. Now they were getting 10
grips with the drama.
He gave his evidence carefully.
/ Internationally the LES with
the same slow deliberation as the
! truth. Antony watched him intent
/ y wondering what st was about him
which had this odd sort OF attrac-
tiveneeS. For Antony. who knew
that he was lying. and lying { as he
4 believed) not for Marks sake but
his own, yet could not help sharing
some OF that general sympathy with
him
Was Mark ever in possession OF
a revolver" asked the coroner.
mot TO my knowledge. I think
7 should have known il he had
I been"
You were alone with him all
| that morning Did he talk about
this visit OF Roberts at ALP"
''I didn't see very much OF him
\ IN the morning. was at work in
my room. and outside. and so on
I we lunched together and he talked
Of IT then a little"
'Tn what terms"
We'll" he hesitated. and then
went on. Il can't think OF a better
word than 'peevishly.'
You didn't hear any conversation
\ between the brothers when they
/ were IN the once together"
4 NO happened 20 go into the
| library Just after Mark had gone
Y in. and was there all the time"
Was the library door open?'
oh yes"
Did you see or hear the last wit
ness at alp"
NO"
Would you call Mark a hasty-
tempered man?"
Cayley considered this carefully
before answering.
'Hasty-tempered. yes" he said
But not vloleHt-tempered"
Was he fairly athletic? Active
and quicke"
Active and quick. yes. Not par
/ tieularly strong"
Yes One question more Was
Mark IN the habit Of carrying any
considerable sum OF money about
+ with him -
Yes. He always had one 100
Y pound note on him. and perhaps
ter or twenty pounds as we'll"
'Thonk you NJ Cayley"
Cayley went back heavily 10 HIS
+ seat. Damn H." said Antony 10
I himself. why do I Ike the fellowq"
Antony dillingham;"
Again the eager interest ~ the
! room could BE felt. Who was this
+ stranger who had got mixed up in
I the business so mysteriously?
Antony smiled AZ Bill and stepped
up 20 give his evidence
He explained how he came % be
+ staying a. the George" a. Wood
| han, how he had haard that he