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I down again to settle his Dill.
CHAPTER VII
Antony's bedroom looked over the
park at the back of the house. He
was sitting on his bed, in shirt and
trousers, absently smoothing down
| his thick black hair with his brush
es. when Bill shouted an "Hallo!"
through the door, and came in.
II say. buck up, old boy I'm
hungry" he said.
Antony stopped smoothing him.
self and looked up at him thought
fully.
where's Mark" he said.
Mark? You mean Cayley."
Antony corrected himself with a
little laugh. Yes, l near Cayley.
Is he down? / say, l shan't be a
moment. BILL" He got up from the
bed and went on briskly with his
dressing.
"Oh, by the way" said Bill. taking
his place on the bed, your idea
about the keys is a wash-out.'
"Why. how do you mean?"
81 went down just now and had a
look at them. Some were outside
and some inside, and there you are
1t makes it much less exciting
When you were talking about it or
the lawn, l really got quite keen or
the idea of the key being outside
and Mark taking it in with him."
It's going to be exciting enough
said Antony mildly. as he trans
ferred his pipe and tobacco into tn
pocket of his black coat. well
let's come down; I'm ready now"
Cayley was waiting for them ii
the hall. The three of them fell int
a casual conversation.
You were quite right about tn
keys" said Bill, during a pause.
"Keys?" said Cayley blankly.
I'VE were wondering whethe
they were outside or inside"
"Oh, oh, yes!" He looked slowl.
! round the hall, at the different doors
) and then smiled in a friendly way a
!, Antony. I'VE both seem to hav
. been right, Mr.. Dillingham;. So W.
don't get much farther"
| No" He gave a shrug. II jus
wondered, you know. l thought !
was worth mentioning"
3 "Oh. quite. Not that you woul'
have convinced me, you know. Jus
as Elsie's evidence doesn't convinc
me-"
:. Elsie? ?" said Bill excitedly. An
tony looked inquiringly at him, won
t dering who Elsie was.
Zone of the housemaids," explain
ed Cayley. You didn't hear wha
she told the inspector"
Cayley told them of what Elsi
had heard through the office doc
that afternoon.
"You were in the library then. o
course" said Antony, rather to him
self than to the other. She nigh
have gone through the hall without
your hearing"
| "Oh, I've no doubt she was there
; and heard voices. Perhaps hear
, those very words. But He brok
l off, and then added impatiently. ~
was accidental. / know it was acc,
. dental. What's the good Of talkin
as IL Mark was a murderer" Dill
S ner was announced at that momen
= and as they went in. he adde'
I "What's the good of talking about
I at all, if it comes to that?'
"What, indeed? 2" said Antony, an
to Bits great disappointment the
talked of books and politics durin
= the meal.
> Cayley made an excuse for leavin
them as soon as their cigars wer
alight. He had business to atten
to, as was natural. Bill would loo
| after his friend. Bill was only to
WllllnB.
: Lets go outside" suggested An
! tony. Il want to talk to you"
Good man. What about tn
bowling-green?'
They came out of the front doc
and followed the drive to the left.
l The road bent round to the right
but they kept straight on over
; broad grass path for twenty yards
and there in front of them was tn
) green. A dry ditch, ten feet wild
and six feet deep, surrounded 1t, ex
; cept in the n place where the pat
went forward.
Eyes, it hides itself very nicely,
said Antony. Where do they kee
!. the bowls?"
I'm a sort of summer-house place
Round here"
They walked along the edge of tn
green until they came to it-a 10y
I. wooden bunk which had been bull
! into one wall of the ditch.
) They finished their circuit of tn
green-"Just in case anybody's
, the ditch" said Antony-and the
1 sat down on the bench,
Now then" said Bill, W ar
alone. Fire ahead"
l CONTINUED in our next issue)