Evening journal., 1922-08-07

panion, pounding on the locked dooi
OF the office and demanding aain, y.
lance The two men entered tne
room through a window and discoV.
cred the body of Robert with bullet
through the head. Mark was not TO
Antony. who had been invited by
Cayley to remain at The Red House
with Bill until the inquest Is over
refuses to believe the theory ,,15e 9t IGd lnI
Robert Several things arouse ms
suspicions II the key of the othce
door was on the outside, could MARX S
have locked it, He asks BIZ 10 tell
him ali he knows of Marks character
istic.
BIZ was silent, wondering how to
put in words thoughts which had
never formed themselves very def
nitely in his own mind. Seeing his
hesitation, Antony said:
Il ought 10 have warned you that
nothing that you say will be taken
down by the reporters, so you
needn't bother about a split inhni-
tive or two. Talk about anything
you like. how you like"
well, Mark fancies himself at
arranging things. He arranges
things. and it's understood that the
guests fall in with the arrangement.
Arranging things for you?"
HYes. or course, it's a delightful
house and opportunities for every
game or sport that's ever been in
vented. But with 1t all, Tony
there's a faint sort OF feeling that
well. you've got TO do as you're told.
How do you mean?"
He's devil for taking offense.
That Miss Norris-did you see her?
she's done for herself. I don't
mind betting what you like that she
never comes here again"
''Why?"
Bill laughed 10 himself.
We were all in it, really-at |
least, Betty and / were. There's |
supposed TO be a ghost attached TO
the house Lady Anne Patten. Ever
heard OF her?"
Never"
MARK told US about her at dinner
one night. He rather liked the idea
OF there being a ghost in his house.
you know; except that he doesn't be-
lieve in ghosts. l think he wanted
all OF us to believe in her, and yet he
was annoyed with Betty and Mrs.
Calladine for believing in ghosts at
all. Rum chap. Well, anyhow, Miss
Norris-she's an actress, some ac-
tress too-dressed up as the ghost
and played the fool bit. And poor
Mark was frightened out OF his life.
just for a moment, you know"
Where did the ghost appear?"
Down by the bowling green.
That's supposed TO be its haunts,
you know"
was Mark very angry after
ward?y
~Oh. Lord, yes. Sulked FOR a
orally does. He's Just like a child.
That's really It. Tony; he's like a
child in some ways As a matter
of fact, he was unusually bucked !
with himself this morning" {
rs he generally in form?"
Hes quite good company, you =
know, II you take him the right way u
He's rather vain and chlldish-well,
like I've been telling you-and self h
Important; but quite amusing in his a
way, and" Bill broke Off suddenly. :,
II say, you know. it really is tho
limit, talking about your host like
this"
Don't think OF him as your host.
Think of him as a suspected MUIR
derer with a warrant out against (
him" s
"Ohi but that's all rot, you know"
IT'S the fact. Bill
Yes, but I mean, he didn't do Il. II
He wouldn't murder anybody. It's a
funny thing to say, but-well, he's c
mot Big enough for IT,"
Suppose It was an accident, as
Cayley says, would he lose his head J
and run away?"
Bill considered for moment.
yes, / really.think he might, you I
know. He nearly ran away when {
le saw the ghost" y
We'll. now" said Antony, what
bout Cayiey2" q
How do you mean. what about !
i'm 20 q
Il want TO see him. l can see d
lark perfectly, thanks to you, Bill. 4
'ou were wonderful Now let's
ave Cayley's character. Cayley =
'om within" :
.
tent, and protested that he was not
blooming novelist
Besides" he added. Marks easy. =
ayiey's one OF these heavy, quiet =
eople. who might be thinking about =
nything. Mark gives himself away a
Ugly, black-jawed devil, isn't y"
Some some women like that type Of to
.., aes' that's true. Between our b'
ssiHes' think there's one here who
80. 1,es, Rather pretty girl at Jal- an
s'.l sasus ne waved his left hand
n9Nn that way" bu
What's Jallands2" br
It's a country cottage balo,.,,. an
70 WIDOW called Norburv. Nj, gr
ano cayley used 10 20 there = goo1 an
zeal together. Miss No-b,,,,. 9su ce
girl-has been here once or tv3oo ,.ls sas pa
tennis; seemed 20 prefer cavisy
the rest OF us. But OF co,,rss sa
hadn't much time for that sore ~ - III
thing"
What sort OF thing?" r
Walking about with prettv gi-tl
and asking her II she's been 10 snv q
theatres lately He nearly always "
had something 70 do" II