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after him"
Wait"
He pressed his hand over his eyes
and thought. 1t wasn't anything
which he had heard, but something
which he had seen. He tried des-
Perately hard to see it again.
He saw Cayley getting up. opening
the door from the office. leaving it
open and walking into the passage,
turning TO the door on the right
opening it. going in, and then-What
did his eyes see after that? If they
would only tell him again.
Suddenly he jumped up, his face
allght. "Bin, I've got it, he cried.
WHAT"
The shadow on the wall. was
looking at the shadow on the wall
Oh,ass and ten times. ass
Bill looked uncomprehendingly at
him. Antony took his arm and
pointed to the wall of the passage.
Look at the sunlight on it," he
said. That's because you've left
the door OF that room open. The
sun comes straight in through the
windows. Now. I'm going to shut
the door. Look! D'you see how the
shadow moves across? That's what
l saw-the shadow moving across as
the door shut behind him. Bill. go
in and shut the door behind you
quite naturally. Quick!"
Bill went out and Antony knelt,
watching eagerly.
Il thought So" he cried. 81 knew
it couldn't have be<, that"
What happened" said Bill com
ing back"
Just what you would expect. The
sunlight came, and the shadow
moved back again-an in one
movement"
"And what happened yesterday"
The sunlight stayed there; and
then the shadow came very slowly
back. and there was no noise OF the
door being shut"
Bill looked at him with startled
eyes.
by Jove. You mean that Cayley
closed the door afterwards an
afterthought-and very quietly. so
that YOU couldn't hear?"
Antony nodded.
Yes. That explains why I was
surprised afterward when 1 went
into the room to find the door open
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 to-well. that
was the way the shadow moved,
and subconsciously I must have as
ISOLATED it with the movement Of
that sort of door. BY Jove!" He
cot up, and busted his knees. Now,
Bill, just TO make sure. go in and
close the door like that AS an af-
terthought, you know; and very
quietly. so that I 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 1 saw yesterday" He came
GU Of the Office, and Joined Bill in
ne little room.
And now " he said. Tets try and
find out what il was that Mr. CAY
ley was doing in here. and why he
had TO be so very careful that his
friend Mr.. Giilingham didn't over
hear him"
CHAPTER XIII
Antony's first thought was that
Cayley had hidden something-but
that was absurd. IN the time at his
disT Osal. he could have done no
more than put IL away in a drawer.
where It would be much more open
TO discovery by Antony than If he
had kept IL in his pocket.
why did he keep clothes here
40 all?" Antony asked. Did he
ever change down here?"
Ny dear Tony. he had more
clothes than anybody in the world
lie just kept them here in case they
might be useful. I expect"
Il 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. He seems
10 have come IN here for a collar
ately"
Bill peered in There was one
,ollar at the bottom OF the basket.
Yes. I daresay he would" he
agreed. "If he suddenly found that
he one he was wearing was uncom-
Portable or a little bit dirty. or
something He was very fnick-
ng"
Antony leant over and picked It
,ut
1T must have been uncomforta-
Die this time" he said, after ex-
mining II carefully 1T couldn't |
-ery well be cleaner" He dropped /
Z back again. But what did Cay
ey come IN for so secretly?"
What did he want 70 shut the |
ioor for?" said Bill You couldn't /
lave seen him, anyhow"
NO SO It follows he was going