Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-14

behind me. You know how those
doors with springs on them close?'
THE sort which old gentlemen
have to keep out draughts?"
Yes. Just at first they hardly
move at all, and then, very. very
slowly they swing lowell, that was
the way the shadow moved, and
subconsciously l must have asso-
ciated IL with the movement of that
sort of door. BY Jove!' He got up.
and busted his knees. Nov, Bill,
just to make sure. go in and close
the door like that. As an after
thought, you know; and very quiet
ly, so that l don't hear the click of
It,"
Bill did as he was told, and then
put his head out eagerly to hear
what had happened.
THAT was it," said Antony, with
absolute conviction. THAT was just
what l saw yesterday" He came
out of the office, and joined Bill in
the little room.
And now" he said. lets try and
find out what it was that Mr.. Cay
| had to be so very careful that his
! friend Mr.. Dillingham; didn't over
hear him."
CHAPTTR XIII
Antony's first thought was that
Cayley had hidden something-but
that was absurd. In the time at his
disposal he could have done no
more than put it away in a drawer,
where it would be much more open
to discovery by Antony than if he
had kept 1t in his pocket.
Bill pulled open a drawer in the
chest, and looked inside.
why did he keep clothes here at
all?" Antony asked. Did he ever
change down here?"
MY dear Tony. he had more
clothes than anybody in the world.
He just kept them here in case they
| might be useful. l expect"
II see. Yes" He was walking
| around the room as he answered
| and he lifted the top of the linen
basket which stood near the wash
basin and glanced in. II seems
/ to have come in here for a collar
lately
Bill peered in. There was one
| collar at the bottom of the basket.
Yes. l daresay he would" he
agreed. "If he suddenly found that
! the one he vas wearing was uncom-
| Portable or q little bit dirty or some
thing. He was very f%nicking."
Antony leant over and picked 1t
out.
at must have been uncomfortable
this time" he said, after examining
it carefully. 1T couldn't very well
be cleaner" He dropped it back
again. But what did Cayley come
in for so secretly"
What did he want to shut the
| door for?" said Bill. you couldn't
ho,,o cnap hin, onvhnv
mo. So 1t follows he was going
to do something which he didn't
want me to hear"
by Jove. that's It," said Bill
eagerly.
Eyes, but WHAT"
Bill frowned hopefully to himself
but no inspiration came.
"Well. let's have some air, any
way" he said at last, exhausted b,
the effort, and he went to the win
dow, opened it, and looked out
Then, struck by an idea, he turned
back to Antony and said. do you
think I had better go up to the pond
to make sure that they're still at 1t
Because" He broke off suddenly
at the sight of Antony's face.
"Oh, idiot, IDIOT" Antony cried.
ooh, most super-excellent of Wat
sons! Oh, you lamb, you blessing!
Oh. Dillingham;, you Incompatible
asst"
WHAT on earth"
"The window, the window" cried
EAntony, pointing to 1t.
Bill turned back to the window,
expecting it to say something. As
it said nothing. he looked at An
tony again.
HE was opening the window
cried Antony.
"Who?"
"Cayley. Of course" Very grave
ly and slowly he expounded. HE
came in here in order to open the
window. He shut the door so that
I shouldn't hear him open the win
dow. He opened the window.
came in here and found the window
open. I said, This window is open,
My amazing powers of analysis tell
mo that the murderer must have
escaped by this window Oh said
Cayley, raising his eyebrows. We'll.
said he. I suppose you must be
right Said l proudly, 4 am. For
the window IS open,' / said. Oh, yor
Incompatible asst"
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