Evening journal., 1922-08-24
Continued From Our Last Issuo)

The Plough and Horses'-jus'
at the corner where the road goe:
up to the stations that the one
you mean?"
That would be the one. sup
pose you could do with a drink
couldn't your"
Rather" said Bill with a grin.
Good Then have .one at the
Plough and Horses Have two. II
you like, and talk 70 the landlord
or landlady or whoever serves you,
] want to find out II anybody stayed
there on Monday night"
'Robertr" said Bill eagerly.
Il didn't say Robert" said An
tony, smiling. "T Just want you to
find out II they had visitor who
slept there on Monday night. A
stranger. II so. then any particu-
lars you can get OF him. without let
ting the landlord know that you are
Interested"
Leave It to me-" broke in Bill
ST know Just what you want"
Don't assume that II was Robert
l-or anybody else. Let them de-
scribe the man 20 you. Don't in
huence them unconsciousiy by sug-
gesting that he was short or tall, or
anything OF that sort. Just get them
salklng II it's the landlord. you'd
better stand him drink or two"
Right you are" said Bill conf
IDENTITY Where do meet you
again ?"
Probably at the George If you
get there before me. you can order
dinner for eight o'clock. Anyhow,
Wen meet at eight, IL not before"
Good" He nodded to Antony
and strode off hack TO stanton again.
Antony stood watching him with
a little smile at his enthusiasm,
Then he looked round slowly, as II
in search of something. Suddenly
he saw what he wanted. Twenty
yards farther on a lane wandered
off to the left and there was gate
little way up on the right-hand
side of it. Antony walked 10 the
gate, filling his pipe as he went.
Then he lit his pipe, sat on the gate,
and took his head IN his hands.
Now then" he said to himself, |
-let's begin at the beginning"
It was nearly eight o'clock when |
William Beverley. the famous
sleuth-hound. arrived, tired and !
dusty. at the George" to find An
tony. cool and clean. standing bare
headed at the door. waiting for him.
rs dinner .ready2" were Bits
first words.
}"Yes'
"Then III just have a wash. Lord.
I'm tired"
II never ought TO have asked you"
said Antony penitently.
That's all right. shan't be a |
moment" Halfway up the stairs
he turned round and asked, "Am
in your room ?"
Yes. Do you know the way"
YES. Start carving, viii you?
And order lots OF beer" He dis
appeared round the top of the stair
case. Antony went slowly in.
When the first edge of his ap-
petite had worn off. and he was able
to spare a little time between the
BIZ gave an account OF
his adventures. The landlord of the
Plough and Horses" had been
sticky, decidedly sticky-Bnl had
been unable at first to get anything
out Of him. But Bill had been tact
full; lorblessyou, how tactful he had {
been. I
He kept on about the inquest, Z
and what a queer affair st had been.
and so on. Then I said carelessIy !
that IL must be very hard 70 remem-
Der anybody whom you had lust
seen once. so as TO identify him
afterward, and he agreed that it |
would be 'middlin' hard and
then"
Give me three guesses." inter- |
rupted Antony. you asked him Il
he remembered everybody who came I
TO his inn7"
That's it Bright. wasn't it?"
brilliant. And what was the re-
sult?"
THE result was a woman"
"A woman" said Antony eagerly. 4
"A woman" said Bill impressive
y. OF course I thought it was go
ng to be Robert--so did you. didn't
fou 7-but 1t wasn't It was a wo-
nan. Came quite late on Monday
night in a car-driving herself ,
vent off early next morning" )
Did he describe her?"
Yes. She was middlin' Middlin'
all, middlin' age. middlin' color. and
10 on. Doesn't help much, does ft2 I
But still--a woman. Does that up g
iet your theory?" Y
Antony shook his head. c
mo, Bill. not at ALL" he said. {
You knew all the time? At least, /
you guessed?"
Wait till tomorrow. I'll tell you I
everything tomorrow" o
Tomorrow" said BIZ In great a
disapp v
Wen, I'll tell you one thing to- b
night If you'll promise not TO ask e
any more questions. But you prob h
ably know it already" n
What is it?" :,
only that Mark Albeit did not I,
Kill his brother" !,
And Cayley did?" n
That's another question, Rm y
However, the answer is that Caylev n
didn't either"
Then who on earth"
Have some more beer" said An y
tony with a smile. And Bill had 10 \
be content with that. 6
They were early to bed that eve :
ling. for both of them were tired. r
Bill slept loudly and deflantly. but G
Antony lay awake. wondering. What /
vas happening at the Red House 4
ow? Perhaps he would hear In the s
lorning: perhaps he would get a '
,tter. He went over the whole '
;ory aguin from the beginning '
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