The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-21

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CURED to me in the bath this morn
We'll, it's this-hes told her on
Monday morning on his way to
Middleston in the car.
.ssorry, Tony; I'm dense this
morning..
"In the car, Bill. And how near
can the car get to Jailands?"
About six, hundred yards"
Eyes. And on HIS way to Mid
.dleston, Mark stops the car, walks
six hundred yards down the hill
to Jallands, says, oh, by the way.
Mrs. Norbury. ] don't think Lever
told you that have shady broth
er called Robert walks six hundred
yards up the hill again, gets into
the car, and goes off to -Mfddlest on
Is that likely?"
Bill frowned, heavily.
Eyes, but don't see what you're
getting at Likely or not likely, We
know he did do it,
"Of course he did. All mean
is that he must have had some
strong reason for telling Mrs. Nor
bury at once. And the reason /
suggest Is that he knew on that
morning-Monday morning. not
Tuesday-that Robert was coming
to see him, and had to be in first
with the news.
"But-but-"
.'And that would explain the
other point-his instan taneous de.
cision at breakfast to tell you all
about his brother. 1t wasn't in
stantaneous. He knew on Monday
that Robert was coming and decid-
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know"
.'Then how do you explain the
letter."
well let's have look at it,
Antony took the letter from his
pocket and spread it out on the
grass between them
MARK, your loving brother is
coming to see you tom orrow, all
the way from Australia give you
to conceal your surprise but not |
hope your pleasure. Expect him
at three or thereaboutS.
No date mentioned, you see, ;
said Antony. Gust tomorrow"
But he got this on Tuesday.
Ibid he?"
well, he read it out to us on
Tuesday,
.'oh. yes. he read it out to YOU;
Bill read the letter again. and
then turned it over and looked at
the back of it. The back of it hau
nothing to say to him.
What about the postmark?' b.
asked.
eve haven't got the envelope.
unfortunately
And yon think that he got this
letter on Monday"
'.I'm inclined to think so. Bill
Anyhow. Il think--I feel almost
certain-that he knew on Monday
that his brother was coming.
.'Is that going to help us much p
mo. 1t makes it m ore difficult
There's something rather suncannS
about it all don't understand it.
He was silent for a little, and then
added, 81 wonder If the INCEST IS
going to help u.s..
t.What about last night2 I'm long.
ing 30 hear what you make of that.
Have you been thinking it out at
alp
Last night" said Antony
thoughtfully to himself. Yes, last
night wants some explaining"
Bill waited hopefully for him to
explain. What, for instance, HAD
Antony been looking for In the
cupboard?
s.I think began Antony slowly.
that after last night we must give
mp the idea that Mark has been
killed; killed. mean by Cayley. J
don't believe anybody would go to
so much trouble to hide suit OF
clothes when he had a body on his
hands The body would. seem s.,
much more important. I think We
may take 1t now that the clothes
are all that Cayley had to hide"
"But why not have kept them IL.
the passage?"
.He was frightened of the pas
sage. Miss Norris knew about it,
Bill said nothing for little, ana
then with a sudden laugh confess
ed.
at was so exciting yesterday,
he said apologetically, "and we
seemed to be just getting there,
and discovering the most wonder
full things and now" n.
'.And now?"
''Well, it's SO much more ordi-
nary.
Antony gave shout of laughter.
"Ordinary." he cried. Ordinary.
Well, I'm dashed Ordinary! If only
one thing would happen IN an or
binary way, we might do something
but everything is didiculous."
Bill frightened up again
"Ridiculous2 How?"
every way. Take those ride
culous clothes we found last night.
You can explain the brown suit,
but why the underclothes You
can explain the underclothes in
some absurd way il you 1ike-yo.l
can say that Mark always changed
his underclothes whenever he 10
terviewed anybody from Australia
but why in that case, my dear Wat
son. why didn't he change his co..
lar?"
His eollar.?" said Bill in amaze
Ills co,lar?'' Watson. There
was no collar in the bag last night
Shirt socks. tie-everything ex
cept collar. Why?"
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