South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-21

day morning on his way to Mid
dieston in the car
Sorry, Tony; I'm dense this
morning"
In the car, Bill. And how near
can the car get to Jallsnds7"
About six hundred yards"
Yes. And on his way 10 Middles-
ton, Mark stops his car. walks six
hundred yards down the hill 10 jail
lands, says, oh. by the way, Mrs.
Norbury, I don't think I ever told
you that 1 have a shady brother
called Robert. walks six hundred
yards up the hiU again. gets into
the car. and goes off to Middleston.
Is that Hkely?"
Bill frowned heavily.
Yes. but I don't zee what you're
getting at. Likely or not likely, we
know he did do IT."
"Of course he did. All I mean is
that he must have had some strong
reason for telling Mrs. Norbury at
once. And the reason 1 suggest is
/ that he knew on that morning
Monday morning, not Tuesday-that
Robert was coming TO zee him, and
had 10 be in first with the news"
'But-but-"
And that would explain the 9TH
er pOint-his instantaneous decision
at breakfast to tell you all about his
brother. 1t wasn't instantaneous.
He knew on Monday that Robert
was coming and decided then that
you would all have to know"
Then how do you explain the let
terri"
Well, let's have a 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 tomorrow. all the
way from Australia. 1 give you
warning so that you will be able to
conceal your surprise but not hope
your pleasure. Expect him at three
or thereabouts."
NO date mentioned. you see. "
said Antony. Just tomorrow"
But he got this on Tuesday"
Did 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 had moth
ing to say to him.
What about the postmark he
asked
we haven't got the envelope, IN
fortunately"
And you think that he got this
letter on Monday"
I'm Inclined to think so. Bill.
Anyhow, 1 think feel almost GER
tain-that he knew on Monday that
his brother was coming"
rs that going to help us much ?"
mo, it makes it more difficult
! There's something -ather uncanny
about II all 1 don't understand IT,"
He was silent for a little. and then
added, 81 wonder If the inquest is
going to help US"
What about last night? I'm
longing to hear what you make OF
that. Have you been thinking it
out at all?"
Last night" said Antony thought
fully 10 himself. yes. last night
, wants some explaining"
Bill waited hopefully or him to
explain What, for instance. had
Antony been looking for in the cup
| board?
II think" began Antony slowly,
that after last night we must give
up the idea that Mark has been
killed killed I mean by Cayley. I
don't believe anybody would 20 20
80 much trouble TO hide a suit OF
clothes when he had a body on his
hands. The body would seem so
much more important. think we
may take IL now that the clothes
are all that Cayley had TO hide"
But why not have kept them in
the passage?"
He was frightened OF the pas-
SAGE. Miss Norris knew about it."
Bill said nothing for little. and
then with a sudden laugh confessed
ct was so exciting yesterday" he
said ALPHABETICALLY "and we seemed
to be just getting there. and die
covering the most wonderful things.
and now"
And now?-"
We'll. it's so much more ordi-
, nary
Antony gave a shout OF laughter.
Ordinary" he cried Ordinary
Wei. I'm dashed! ordinary II only
one thing would happen in an ordi-
nary way. we night do something.
but everything is ridiculous"
Bill frightened up again
ridiculous? How?"
Every way. Take those ridiculous
clothes we found Last night. You
can explain the brown suit. but why
the unde-Clothes You can explain
the underclothes in some absurd
way. II you like-you can say that
Mark always changed his under
clothes whenever he interviewed
anybody from Australia-but why IN
that case. my dear Watson. why
didn't he change his collar7"
His collar?" said Bill in amaze
ment.
His collar. watson. There was
10 collar IN the bag asst night. Shirt.
/ socks tle-everything except a col
lar why?"
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