Evening journal., 1922-08-09
sxnopsis

clear that Mark, VINO had We've
4a'4A Roberts return from Australia wit
annoyance. had shot his brother an
then disappeared.
But there were mysterious circum
(. stances. The shot was heard Just
ENToNY GILLNGHAM, gentleman
adyentirer and friend OF
o4BILL BEVERLEY, one OF Mark
guests. entered the nan "here NJ
2 MATT ySf' 'oAYLEY, Marks constant com
panlon, pounding on the locked 600
two men entered the office through 9
window and discovered the body.
I~er Later, Antony vaguely suspects
Cayiey. BIZ tells him that Mark was
upset a few evenings. ago when one
~ tha guests appeared as a ghost on
the bowling green. Antony and Bill
~ discuss various theories of the muir
der.
sas- mo. that's rather hopeless. isn't
H7n Bill thought again We'll" he
said Reluctantly, "supposs Mark con-
fessed that he'd murdered his
brother7"
s5f That's better, BIZ. Don't be
afraid OF getting away drom the
o1a6cldent idea. We'll then. your new
theory IS this. Mark confesses 20
>rqsavlev that he shot Robert on pur-
nose. and Cayley decides. even al
The r,sx OF committing perjury, and
rettinc into trouble himself. TO help
Mark escape. Is that right?
Bill nodded.
s1yeu then, want to ask You two
questions. First, is it possible as
said before dinner. that any man
would commit such an idiotie mur-
der-a murder that puts the rope SO
very tightly round his neck sec
ondly, II cayiey is prepared 10 per
lure himself for Mark (as he mas 20
anyway. now). wouldn't II De
stmpler for him 20 say that he was
IN The office all the time, and tha'
Roberts death was accidental!
Hi considered this carefully ana
than nodded slowly again.
aYes. nv simple explanation Is
wasl,-out." he said. Now let's have
yours" uo
Antony did not answer htrn. he
haE nee1n 10 think about somethins
quite different.
CHAPTER TX.
.syvhat's the matter?" said BIZ
sharply.
raised eyebrows.
.syou've thought Of somsrhing sud
denly said BIZ. What is it y"
Antony laughed.
MY dear Watson" he raid' you
aren't supposed TO be as clever as
this. Well, I was wondering about
,his ghost OF yours, Bill This is
where she appeared, isn't itf"
"Yes."
''How?"
eIrow? How do ghosts appear? ]
don't know. Theg just appear"
4Rut how did Miss Norris appear
suddenly-over 1--WE hundred yards OF
bare park?"
Bill looked at Antony with open
mouth.
I'll don't know" he stammereo'
.vva never thought OF that"
you would have seen her long
before. wouldn't you. II she had !
come the way we Gamer" ]
"Of course we should
And that would have spoilt II {
rather. You would have had time
to recognize her walk. She couldn't
have been hiding in the ditch7"
mo. she couldn't Betty ana
walked round bit. We should have
seen her"
''Then she must have been hiding ,
in the shed. or DO you call II the
summer-house2"
I'VE are 10 go there for the bowls,
of course. She couldn't have been
there"
"ohp'
s.fpx dashed funny" eaid Bill,
after an interval for thought But
q doesn't matter. does it2 It has
nothing TO do with Robert"
"Hasn't it7"
sI say. has it?" said BIZ, getting
excited again.
what has. or what hasn't. But It has
got something TO do with Miss Nor
lis. And Miss Norris" He broke
IF suddenly.
what about herr"
Antony knocked out HIS pipe and
.ot up slowly.
well. then, let's find the way
rom the house by which Miss Nor
is came"
by Jovel DO you mean there's '
secret passage?"
"A secluded passage. anyway.
There must be-" j
Il say. what funi love secret b
passages. Good Lord. and this af- p
ternoon I was playing golf just like "
an ordinary merchant What a v
life2 Secret passages!" c.
They made their way down into 81
the ditch. II an opening was to be B
would probably on the house side a
of the green. and on the outside Of pi
the ditch. The most obvious place 81
~ which to begin the search was w
,sshe shed where the bowls were kent ly
There were two boxes Of croouet hl
things, one Of them with the lid
open. n
Antony tapped the wall at the II
back OF the shed. q,
This is where the passage oueh. p
to begin" H.
e7It needn't begin here at all. need m
NJ" said Bill, walking round WITH y
bent head. and tapping the other
walls. He was just too tall to stand 3,
upright in the shed.
There's only one reason why II v
should. and that is that it would
save us the trouble OF looking any V
where else for it," "
.~Antony began 10 feel in his pockets Isl
~ his pipe and tobacco, and then