Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-04
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duct had seemed rather absurd. but
had lost his head. But, is soo as
Antony suggested trying the win
dows. Cayley saw that thai was the
obvious thing to do. So he leads the
way to the windows-the longest
way.
Why? To give the murderer time
to escape? If he had thought then
that Mark wCs the murderer, per-
haps, yes. But he thinks that Robert
is the murderer. If he is not hiding
anything, he must think so. Indeed
he says so, when he sees the body;
II was afraid it was Mark" he says.
when he finds that it is Robert who
is killed. No reason, then. for wish
ing to gain time. On the contrary,
every instinct would urge him to get
into the room as quickly as possible,
and seize the wicked Robert. Yet he
goes the longest way round. Why?
| And then, why run?
That's the question:" said An
tony to himself, as he filled his pipe.
"and bless me if / know the answer"
He sat there with his unlit pipe in
his hand, thinking. Their were one
or two other things in the back of
his brain, waiting to be taken out
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left them undisturbed. They would
come back to him later when he
wanted them.
He laughed suddenly, and lit his
pipe.
II was wanting a new profession"
he thought, land now I've found it.
Antony Dillingham;, our own private
sleuthhound. 1 shall begin today"
Whatever Antony Giilingham's
other qualifications for his new pro-
fession, he had at my rate a brain
which worked clearly and quickly.
And this clear brain of his had al
ready told him that he was the only
person in the house at that moment
who was .unhandicapped in the
search for truth. The inspector had
arrived in it to find a man dead and
a mar missing. 1t was extremely
probable, nc doubt, that the missing
man had shot the dead mar But it
was more than extremely probable,
1t was almost certain that the in
spector would start with the idea
that this extremely probable solu-
ton was the n true solution. and
that, in consequence, he would be
less disposed to consider without
prejudice any other solution.
Inspector Birch was certainly pre-
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his brother. Robert had been shown
into the office (witness Audrey);
Mark had gone in to Robert (wit-
ness Cayley); Mark and Robert had
been heard talking (witness Elsie);
there was a shot (witness every
body); the room had been entered
and Roberts body had been found
(witness Cayley and Dillingham; }.
And Mark was missing. Obviously,
then, Mark had killed his brother:
accidentally, as Cayley believed, or
deliberately, as Elsie's evidence
seemed to suggest.
But there were other possibilities.
1t would have interested Antony to
know that. just at the time when he
feeling rather superior to the
prejudiced inspector, the inspector
himself was letting his mind dwell
lovingly upon the possibilities in
connection with Mr.. Dillingham;.
Was it only a coincidence that Mr..
Gillingham had turned up just when
he did? And MI. Beverley's curious
when asked for some ac-
count of his friend. An assistant in
a tobacconist's! An odd man, Mr..
Dillingham;, evidently. 1t might be
as well to keep an eye on him.
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Cayley. according to their different
manner.
Bill had seen them into the car,
had taken his own farewells with a
special squeeze of the hand for Bet
ty), and had wandered out to join
Antony on his garden seat.
Well, this is a rum show" said
Bill as he sat down.
Every rum, William"
"And you actually walked right
into it?"
Right into it," said Antony and
proceeded to tell all that he had al
ready told the inspector, Bill inter-
rupting him here and there with ap-
propriate Good Lords" and whis-
ties.
II say. it's a bit of a business. isn't
it? Where do / come in, exactly?"
Antony smiled at him.
We'll, there's nothing to worry
about, you know. Besides, I need
You. Things are going to happen
here soon"
Continued in our next issue)