Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-09
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utes after his arrival at The Re
House, the country estate of h
wealthy bachelor brother,
MARK BALETT? Roberts bod
vas on the floor of the locke
oiflce, Mark had disappeared an
m the eyes of Police Inspecto
Birch. it was clear that Mark. VIII,
had viewed roberts return from
Australia with annoyance, ma,
shot his brother and then dlsap
reared.
But there were mysterious cir
c-umstances. The shot was heer(
JUST a few moments before
ANTONY GILLINGHAM, gentleman
adventurer and friend of
BILL BEVERLEY, one of Marks
guests, entered the hall where h,
found
MATT CAYLEY, Marks constan-
companion, pounding on the lock
ed door and demanding admit
lance. The two men entered The
office through q window and dis.
covered the body.
Later, Antony vaguely suspects
Cayley. Bill tells him that Mark
was upset a few evenings ago wher
ont of the guests appeared as a
ghost on the bowling green. An
tony and Bill discuss various the
cries of the murder.
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mo that's rather hopeless. isn't
it Bill thought again. We'll" he
said Reluctantly, suppose Mark
confessed that he'd murdered his
%brother?"
That's better, Bill. Don't be
afraid of getting away from the &C
cident idea. Well then, your new
theory is this. Mark confesses to
Cayley that he shot Robert on Iur-
pose. and Cayley decides, even at
the risk of permitting perjury. and
getting into trouble himself, to help
Mark escape. Is that right?'
Bill nodded.
well then, / want to ask you two
questions. First, is it possible, as l
saiu before dinner, that any man
would commit such an id.otic MIR
der-a murder that puts the rope
so very tightly round his neck? Sec
ondly, if Cayley is prepared to per-
jure himself for Mark Gas he has to-,
anyway, now,) wouldn't it be SIM
pier for him to say that he was in
the office all the time, and that
Roberts death was accidental?"
Bill considered this carefully, and
then nodded slowly again.
Yes, my simple explanation IL a
wash-out," he said. Now let's have
yours"
Antony did not answer him. He
had begun to think about something
quite different.
CHAPTER TX.
What's the matter?" said Bill
sharply.
Antony looked round at him with
eyebrows.
you've thought of something
said Bill. What is is?"
Antony laughed.
My dear Watson" he said, you
this. Well, l was wondering about
this ghost of yours, Bill. This is
where she appeared, isn't it?"
Yes"
How"
How? How do ghosts appear? l
don't know. They just appear"
but how did Miss Norris appear
suddenly-ovcr five hundred yards
of bare park"
Bill looked at Antony with open
mouth.
IL don't know" he stammered.
1--WE never thought of that"
"You would have seen her long be-
fore, wouldn't you, If she had come
the way we Gamer"
"Of course we should"
"And that would have spoilt it
rather. You would have had time
to recognize her walk. She couldn't
have been hiding in the ditch"
mo, she couldn't. Betty and /
walked round a bit. We should have
her."
"Then she must have been hiding
in the shed. Or do you call 1t the
summer-house?
I'VE had to go there for the bowls.
of course. She couldn't have been
there"
"Oh!"
Its dashed funny said Bill,
after an interval for thought. But
it doesn't matter. does it? 1t has
nothing to do with Robert"
Hasn't it?"
II say has it?" said Bill. getting
excited again.
II don't know. We don't know
what has, or what hasn't. But 1t has
got something to do with Miss Nor
ris. And Miss Norris" He broke
off suddenly.
What about herr"
Antony knocked out his pipe
and got up slowly.
We'll then, let's find the way from
the house by which Miss Norris
came"
Bill jumped up eagerly.
by Jove. Do you mean there's
a secret passage?"
"A secluded passage, anyway.
There must be-"
II say, what fun! I love secret
passages. Good Lord, and this
afternoon I was playing golf lust
like an ordinary merchant! What a
life? Secret passages"
They made their way down into
the ditch. II an opening was to be
found which led to the house. il
would probably be on the house side
of the green, and on the outside OF
the ditch. The most obvious place
at which to begin the search was
the shed where the bowls were kept
There were two boxes of croquet
things. one of them with the Lid
open.
Antony tapped the wall at the