New Britain herald., 1922-08-04
GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER V

The housekeeper's room had heard
 something of the news by this time
 and Audrey had had busy time ex. plaining to other members of the staff exactly what he had said, and what she had said. The details were not quite established yet, but this much at least was certain: that Mir. Marks brother had shot himself and spirited MT. Mark away. and that Audrey had seen at once that he was that sort of man when she opened the door to him. Elsie had contribution of her own to make. She had actually heard MT. Mark in the office. threat ening his brother
 "He said, I heard him say it with my own ears. It's my turn now he said. triumphant-like
 Well, If you think that's a threat, dear, you're very particular. must say"
 But Audrey remembered Elsie's words when she was in front of 1n- epector Birch. She gave her own evidence with the readiness of one who had already repeated 1t several times.
 Then you didn't see MT. Mark at all?"
 No, sir; he must have come in be- fore and gone up to his room
 "Weh, think that's all that l want to know. Now what about the other servants? ?"
 Elsie heard the master and Mir. Robert talking together" said Au- drep eagerly. He was saying-Mr. Mark, I mean
 "Ah. Who is Elsie. by the way" E "one of the housemaids. Shall l send her to you, sir?"
 Please"
 All that interested Inspector Birch was that Elsie was passing through the hall and heard voices in the effice.
 And stopped to listen''
 Certainly not said Elsie with dignity. T was just passing through the hall just as you might have been yourself, and not supposing they was talking secrets, didn't think to stop my ears as. no doubt I ought 10 nave done" And she sniffed slightly.
 Come, come" said the inspector soothingly. Now then, what was 1t you heard? Try to remember the exact words
 something about working in pass sge. thought Elsie.
 "H'm. Working a passage over could that have been it?
 'Srhat's right sir" said Elsie eager lv. He'd worked his passage over.
 well"
 And then Mir. Mark said loudly sort of triumphant-like-lts my turn TOW You wait
 "Triumphantly?
 IA. much as to say his chance had come"
 And that's all you heard ?"
 "Thats all, sir-not standing there listening but just passing through the hall, as 1t might be any tlme'
 "Yes. Well, that's really very m rortant, Elsie. Thank you,
 Elsie gave him smile. and re- turned eagerly to the kitchen.
 Meanwhile Antony had been eS- ,,,orine a little on his own. mere wa. a point which was puzzllng hinl He went through the hall to the front of the house and stood at the open soor He and Cayley had run round tbe house to the left. Sureiy would have been quicker to have run round to the right? undouoteolS thev went the longest way round. "why2" he asked himself was if to give Mark more time in which "a e.cape? Only in that case-why nm? Also, how did Cayley kno" .han that it was Mark who was try n~ to escape? If he had guessed f hst one had shot the other, it was nuch more likely that Robert hao ' ,hot Mark. Indeed, he had aa- r r,tted that this was what he thought $ The first thing he had said when ne ' urned the body over was, 'Ihank V Sod! I was afraid it was Mark But why should he want to give Roo- r .rt time in which to get away? And I run, if he did want to i i've him time ?' Antony went out of the house ( .eain to the lawns at the back, and + at down on a bench in view of the V ,ffice windows. r Now then" he said, "let's go b hroush Cayley's mind carefully, and a ee what we get" n Cayley had been in the hall when k Robert was shown into the office. (