The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-09

5&dSSAF SuCSL@OnGC tue DOWNING green.
Bill discuss various
theories OF the murder. :.
g oNssWITH THE STORY
70. that's rather; hopeless,
isn't it Bill thought again.
swell, he said reluctantly. sup
his brother?"
That's better, Blk Don't be
S@afraid 81 Of getting away from the
new theory@ is this. Mark con
fesses ito Cayley4 that he shot Ro-
purpose, and Cayley de-
ctdes, even at the risk OF commit
stingAperjury, and getting into
Sstruob1es himself, to help Mark to
escape. Is that right"
sBi11Snodded.
& Nell then,I want to ask you
two questions. First, is it pos
ssib1e, as I said before dinner, that
any man would commit such an
otic$lmurder---a murder that
Outs the rope so very tightly
sprepared to prejure him
Eselfsfor Mark Gas he has to, any
sway, now, wouldn't it be simpler
ssforshim to say that he was in the
office all the time. and that Ro-
Mbertss gdeathSSwaS accidental '
lssBi1l considered this carefully,
aand then nodded slowly again.
Yes, my simple explanation Is
he said. Now let's
shaNe4yoUrss..ffiSjEs # s \
sssaAntony-cid n OF answer him. He
;she begun toxthink about some
thing quiz
CHAPTER TX
What's the natter" said Bill
SHARPLY.
Antony looked round at him
with aisedAeyebrows.
You've thought of something
sud deniy said Bill. What is
sSsAntony5 laughed.
M IN 81 dear WATSON he said,
you aren't supposed to be as
scIeYer as this Well, I was Won
sdering about this ghost Of yours.
|sBIII This is where she appear
isn't 1T 2 ~
:ss ..How.?,,,t
Idon,t know. They Just appear"
But how did Miss Norris APP
But how did Miss Norris APP
Spear sud den1y---over FIVE hun
sdred yards Of bare park"
IL I looked at Antony with
don't know he STAN
Smered. We never thought of
on would have seen her long
before, wouldn't you, if she had
come the way we camel"
Of course we should"
sAndgthatwould have spoiled it
rather. y gu would have had
time to recognize her walk. She
seoul nst have been hiding in, the
ditch
she couldn't. Betty and I
&wa1kedHr a bit We should
&haYeaseen her,,
rs Then she must have been hid
ing in the she'd Or dotyou call
Sits the summer-house?"
I've had to go there for the
bowls, of course. She couldn't
sshaveS been there"
81 e dashed funny" said Bill,
tier an interval for thought.
sshsBut It doesn't matter, does it?
ut has nothing to do with Robert"
Hash it?r
say. has it?" said Bill. get
ting excited again.
don't know. We don't know
what has, or swhat hasn't. But it
Shas got something to do With Miss
Morris. And Miss Norris" He
sbroke of suddenly.
What about her?''
Antony Knocked out his pipe
FandSg otSu p slowly
then, let's find the way
from the house by which Miss
Morris came,..s'
Jumped up eagerly.
! BY love! Do you mean there's
passage?
secluded passage, anyway.
SThere must be-"
SAY what fun! love secret
spassages.s Good Lord; and this
afternoon Twas playing golf Just
SikeaanGordinary merchant! What
IA 1ife2 Secret passages'
They made their way down in
ito the hitch II an opening was
Sto beN found which led to the
house, It swou1d probably be on
StheShouse side OF the green, and
sonSfheS 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,
ypneE with the lid open.
ss sAntouySt tapped the wall at the