The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-18
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From the beginning Antony had
seen this answer coming and had
drawn hack from IL. For. II Mark
had been killed. It seemed such a
cold. hlaodcd killing Was Cayiey
equal 10 TT
nlli would have said ''So." because
Rlll wouldn't have killed anybody
In Geld hleod himself. and because he
took il for granted that ether people
behaved pretty much as he dld. But
Antony had no such illusions. Muir.
ders wefo done. murder had actual.
ly been done here. for there was
Roberts dead body. why not an.
other murderf
Had Mark been tn the office at all
that afternoon The only evidence
gother than cayley'a which obvious.
IN did not counD was Eiala'a Elsie
was quite certain that she had heard
hts voice. but then mn had said
that Il was very characteristic
volce--an EASY voice. therefore. 60
initiate. II riil could initiate II 50
successfully. why not Cayleyf
But perhaps u had not been such
a C9tAtNsNet4@ta AtNsHht AAttf Atts SUP
pose Cnyiey had had quarrel with
his cousin that afternoon over the
girl whom they we're both wooing
suppose Cayiey had killed Mark.
either purposely. In sudden passion.
or accidentally. meaning only 10
knock him down. Suppose that this
had happened In the passage. say
about two o'clock. suppose cayiey
there. with tho body az his feet. feel
ing already tho rope round his neck.
HIS mind darting this way and that
IN frantic search for way Of e..
cape: and suppose that suddenly and
irreievnntly be remembers that
Robert II coming 20 the house az
shrve o'clock that afternoan--ausn
matically he looks at hts wateh-~ln
hair an hours time.
Antony pictured to himself CGytey
IA the passage. standing over the
dead body Of his cousin. ard work.
ting ~ cut. How could Robert b.
made 20 seem the murderer. II
Robert were alive 10 deny it, But
suppose Robert were dead. too
He looks az his watch again. only
IS minutes now.l Suppose Robert
were dead. toof Robert dead In the
office. and Marx dead IN the passage
how does that help Madness, but
n the bodies we're brought together
somehow And Roberts death
looked like suictde1 Was IL pos
sioies
Madness again. Too difficult. eonfv
20 minutes now Too difficult 70
arrange In 20 minutes Can't ar.
range suicide. Too difficult
Only 10 minutes.
And then tire sudden tnsrirntfons
Robert dead tn tire office. Marks
body hidden in the passa we---afnros.
stbie % make Robert seem the raur.
derer. but how easy to make Marx
Robert dead and Mark missing: why.
it Jumped 20 the eye NJ once Mark
had killed Robert accidentally: res.
that wouit be more iikcsy-nnd then
Rad. run away. Sudden panic.
nfs looks AZ his watch again. Fig.
teen minutes. but plenty Of time
row. The thing arranges itseif1
Was that tho solution. Antony
wondered7 II seemed to ffs In with
tha facts as they knew them; but
shsn. 30 did the other theory which
he had suggested 70 BIZ IN tho morn.
Ing.
which ouer~ said BIZ.
They were sitting In the cors~
above the pond. from which the In.
srcctcr ard hts fishermen had now
withdrawn. bill hnd listened with
open mouth 10 Antony's theory. and
save for an occasional ny Joves'
had listened IN silence. Smart man.
Cayiev." had been his only com.
snent AZ the end
which other theory
That Mark had killed Robert nc.
cizentaIiy and had gore 20 cayfey
for help. and that cayfey. having
hidden him In fhc passage, locked
the office door from tho outside and
hammered on It-~
Yes. but you were ~ dashed rnys.
tersous about that. asked you
what the point N ~ was. and You
wouldn't say anything He thought
for a little. and then went on. II
suppose you mean that Cayiey d..
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