Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-16
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you wouldn't shut it until the last
possible moment-until you saw me
coming back. Well, then / heard
the taps. and I knew it must mean
something, so 1 sat tight. Then
when C began to come along I said,
'Cayley, b'Jove'-bright, aren't I?-
and / simply haired to the other end
of the passage for all l was worth.
And haired back again. Because l
thought you might be getting rath-
er involved in explanations-about
where 1 was. and so on"
You didn't see Mark. them"
mo. Nor his No, l didn't see
anything"
Nor what?"
Antony was silent for a moment.
"I didn't see anything. Bill. Or
rather. 1 did see something; l saw
a door in the wall, a cupboard. And
it's locked. SO If there's anything
we want to find, that's where it is"
Gould Mark be hiding there?"
II called through the keyhole-in
a whisper-'Mark. are you there p
ley. There was ne answer"
"Well, let's go down and try
again. We might be able to get the
door OPEN"
Antony shook his head.
well look here, as we said we
were going into the village. and as
we promised to leave that letter,
almost think we'd better do it,"
"Oh! Oh. very we'll"
"Jallands. What were you telling
me about that? oh. yes; the Widow
Norbury."
"Cayley used to be rather keen on
the daughter. The letters for her.
Yes; we'll. let's take it. Just to
be on the safe side"
Am I going to be done out OF
that secret passage altogether
asked Bill fretfully.
There's nothing to see, really. ]
promise you"
you're very mysterious. What's
upset you? You did see something
down there, I'm certain of it."
81 did, and I've told you about it."
NO, you haven't. You only told
me about the door in the wall"
"That's it, Bill. And it's locked
And I'm frightened of what's behind
it."
But then we shall never know
what's there If we aren't going tc
look"
1--WE shall know tonight" said
| Antony, taking Bills arm and lead
ing him to the hall, when we watch
our dear friend Cayley dropping II
into the pond"
They left the road, and took the
path across the fields which sloped
gently forward toward Jallands
Antony was silent, and since 1t is
difficult to keep up a conversation
with a silent man for any length OF
time, Bill had dropped into silence
too. Or rather. he hummed to him.
self, hit at thistles in the grass with
his stick and made uncomfortable
noises with his pipe.
What about tonight?" he said
finally after a lengthy blow at his
pipe.
"Try a piece of grass" said An
tony. offering it to him.
Bill pushed it through the mouth
| piece, blew again, said, That's bet
ter" and returned the pipe to hi
pocket.
"How are we going to get on
without Cayley knowing"
"Wal, that wants thinking over
I wish we were sleeping at tn
inn. . j.. . Is this Miss Norbury, b,
any chance?"
Bill looked up quickly. They were
close to Jallands now. an ole
matched farmhouse.
"Yes-Angela Norbury." muir
INJURED Bill. mot ad-looking, il
she ?"
The girl who stood by the little
white gate of Jallands was some
thing more than mot bad-looking,'
but in Bills eyes she must be judged
and condemned, by all hat distin-
guished her from Betty Calladine
To Antony, unhampered by these
standards of comparison. she
seemed, quite simply, beautiful.
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