The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-03


HE didn't appear to be-"
fright. #. Now then, he ar
rived. you say, about three o'clock7'
Eyes. about that"
"Who was in the house then7"
Mark and myself, and some OF
the servants. don't know which.
OF course. you will ask them direct
ly, no doubt"
with your permission. No
guests?"
They were out all day playing
golf"
Where were you when Robert
arrived?" asked Birch.
Cayley explained how he had been
sitting in the hall, how Audrey had
asked him where the master was,
and how he had said that he had
last seen him going up to the
Temple.
''She went away, and I went on
with my book. There was a step on
the stairs, and / looked up to see
Mark coming down. He went into
the office, and went on with my
book again. I went into the library
for a moment, to refer to another
book, and when I was in there I
heard a shot At least, 1t was a
loud bang, wasn't sure II it was q
shot. I stood and listened. Then I
came slowly to the door and looked
out Then I went back again, hesi-
tated bit, you know. and finally de-
cided to go across to the office, and
make sure that it was all right. I
turned the handle of the door and
- FTTH-
frightened. and I banged at the
door, and shouted, and-well,
that was when MIR. Gillingham ar
rived" He went on to explain how
they had found the body.
The inspector looked at him with a
smile.
Yes. well. we shall have to go
over some Of that again. Mr.. Cayley.
Mr.. Mark. now. Did he say any
thing2"
He said, Roberts here? or some
tring Of the sort. I said Yes and
he gave sort of shrug, and said,
Don't go too far away, might want
you; and then went In
What did you think he meant by
that?"
Wen. he consults me a good deal,
you know. I'm his sort of unofficial
solicitor in kind of way"
Yes. How long was 1t before you
heard the shot?"
Two minutes, perhaps"
The inspector finished his writing,
and then regarded Cayley thought
fully. Suddenly he said:
What Is your theory OF Roberts
death?"
Cayley shrugged his shoulders.
You've probably seen more than
I've SEEM he answered. ct can
only speak as a layman-and Marks
friend"
"Wen?"
Then I should say that Robert
came here meaning trouble, and
bringing a revolver with him. He
produced 1t almost at once. Mark
tried TO get It from him, there was
a little struggle perhaps. and it went
off. Mark lost his head, finding him.
self with a revolver in his hand and
a dead man at his feet. His one
idea was to escape. He locked the
door almost instinctively, and then.
when he heard me hammering at 1t,
went out of the window"
1-yES. NSl1s SOuIAS ECd@
sonable enough. What do you say,
Mr.. Dillingham;"
81 should hardly call It reason
able to lose your head" said An
tony. getting up from his chair and
coming toward them.
''Wen. you know what mean. It
explains things"
"Oh. yes. Any other explanation
would make them much more COM
plicated.''
Have you any other explana-
tion?"
mot l."
Well now, about yourself. You're
not staying in the house. gather?'
Antony explained his previous
movements.
Yes. Did you hear the shot?"
Yes. Just as l came in sight OF
the house. 1t didn't make any Inn
preston at the time, but remember
it now"
Where were you then7"
Coming up the drive"
Nobody left the house by the
front door after the shot2"
Nobody" he said. mo"
THANK you. You're at The
George If I want your
MFR. Gillingham is staying here
until after the inquest" explained
Cayley.
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