The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-15

Pretend to be Robert, the wastrel
brother. and make yourself objection
able to Miss Norris. Borrow money
from her, and that sort of thing
Robert he said. Yes. How shall
we work it?'
There was really a Robert, Mr.. Gil
lingham, as 1 have no doubt you and
the Inspector both discovered. And
he was wastrel and he went to Aus
tralia. But he never came TO the Red
House on Tuesday afternoon. He
couldn't have, because he died (un-
lamented) three years ago. But there
was nobody who knew Mark was the
only one OF the family left. his sister
having died last year. Though l doubt.
| anyhow, If she knew whether Robert
was alive. OF dead. He was not talked
about.
For the next two days Mark and l
worked out cur plans. You under
stand by now that our aims were not
identical. Marks endeavor was that
his deception should last for say. u
couple of hours; mine that 1t should
20 TO the grave with him. He had only
TO deceive Miss Norris and the other
guests; | had TO deceive the world.
when | was dressed up as Robert,
l. was to kill him. Robert would then
be dead, Mark (of course) missing.
What could anybody think but that
Mark had killed Robert? But you see
how important 1t was for Mark 10
enter fully into his latest (and last
impersonation. Half.measures would be
fatal
You will say that II was impossible
TO do the thing thoroughly enough.
answer again that YOU never knew
Mark. He was being what he wished
most to bean artist. No othello even
blacked himself all over with such en-
thusasm as did Mark. His beard was
going anyhow-possibly a chance re
mark OF Miss Norbury's helped here
She did not like boards. But II was
important for me that the dead man.
hands should be the hands OF mani
cured gentleman. Five minutes play
ing upon the vanity OF the artist SETTLED
his hands. He let the nails grow ant
: then cut them raggedly. Miss Norris
! would notice your hands at once
had said. Besides, rs an artist
80 with his underclothes. IL wa
hardly necessary 10 warn him that hi
+ pants might show above the edge o
his socks; as an artist he had alread,
decided upon Robertain pants. bough
them, and other things, In London 70
him. Even II / had not cut out nj
= trace OF the makers name. he wouh
have instinctively have done II. A
an Australian and an artist. he coul
a not have an East London address OF
his hnderclothes, Yes. We were doln
n the thing thoroughly. both OF us: he a
an artist. ! as a-well. you may sa
d murderer. II you Ike. | shall not min
d now.
+ "our plans were settled. | went {
ID London on the Monday and wrote hr
letter from Robert. THE artist
l touch AGAIN.. | also bought r,
volver on the Tuesday morning h
announced the arrival OF Robert at IN
"a breakfast.tablo. Robert was now aliy
y we had six witnesses TO prove il: ri
n witnesses who knew that he was con
u ing that afternoon. Our private pla
H. was that Robert should present hims,
he az J o'clock. IN readiness for the retur
10 Of the golfing party shortly afterwar
r. The maid would 10 to look Tot Mar
pr and having failed TO find him. con
m lack TO the office to find me ent,
he isining Robert In Marks absence.
he would explain that Mark mus, ha,
"a. gone out somewhere. and would myss
a Introduce the wastrel brother to q
ct tsa.table. Marks absence would n
le excite any comment. for Il would
is generally f,lt-indeed Robert wou
Ii suggest it--thai he had been afraid
4 meeting his brother. Then Robe
a would make himself amusingiy offe
<s Give 10 the guests, particularly.
at course. Miss Norris. until he thoue
ss that the joke had gone far enough.
That was our private plan. Ps
haps ! should say that It was Mark
1t private plan. My own was differsr
l.. Continued Ia our next issuel
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