Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-03
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I said the Inspector. Robert Albeit,
didn't you say?" He took out his
notebook.
Eyes, Brother of Mark Albeit,
who lives here"
Antony listened attentively while
Csyley explained all that he knew
about Robert. This was news to
him,
II see. Sent out of the country in
disgrace. What had he doneY"
Mark Albeit never talked about
hin?
Hardly ever. He was very much
ashamed of him, and-well, very
gla0 he was in Australia"
Now your W private opinion,
Mr.. Cayley. Do you think that Mark
was unfair to his brotiler?"
They'd never liked each other as
boys. l don't know whose fault it
was in the first place-if anybody's.''
The inspector nodded.
This letter that Mark got-did
y3u see it,"
Not at the time. He showed 1t to
me afterward."
ANY address,"
mo. A half sheet of rather dirty
paper"
where is it now?"
81 don't know. In Marks pocket,
1 expect"
"Ah!" He pulled at his beard. "Can
you remember what it said?"
"As far as I remember, something
like this: Mark, your loving brother
is coming to see YOU tomorrow, all
the way from Australia. 1 give you
warning so that you will be able to
conceal your surprise, but not I
hope. your pleasure. Expect him at
three, or thereabouts.'"
"Ahl" The inspector copied it down
carefully. Did you notice the post
mark?"
"London."
And what was Marks attitude? p
annoyance, disgust" Cayley
hesitated.
Apprehension? 2"
"N-no, not exactly. Or, rather,
apprehension of an unpleasant in
tervieW, not of any unpleasant out
come for himself"
you near that he wasn't afraid
Of violence, or blackmail, or any,
thing of that sort?"
He didn't appear to be"
Fright $50. Now then, he ar
rived, you say about three o'clock y
Yes, about that"
who was in the house then?"
Mark and myself, and some of
the servants. 1 don't know which.
OF course. you will ask them direct
ly, no doubt"
with your permission. No
guests? 2"
"They were out all day playing
golf"
Where were you when Rober,
arrived?" asked Birch.
Cayley explained how he had been
sitting in the hall, how Audrey had
asked him where the master was,
and how he had said that he had
last seen him going up to the
Temple.
She went away. and I went on
with my book. There was a step on
the stairs, and l looked up to see
Mark coming down. He went into
the office, and l went on with my
book again. l went into the library
for a moment. to refer to another
book, and when I was in there I
heard a shot. At least, it was a
loud bang, 1 wasn't sure if it was q
shot. I stood and listened. Then 1
out. Then I went back again, hesi-
~ yOu dio O. w.
cided to go across to the office. and
make sure that it was all right. I
turned the handle of the door AVID
found it was locked. Then l got
frightened, and l banged at the
door, and shouted, and - well
that was when Mr.. Gillingham ar
rived" He went IN to explain how
they had found the body.
The inspector looked at him with a
smile.
"Yes. we'll, we shall have to 60
owe some of that again, Mr.. Cayley.
Mr.. Mark, now. Did he say any
thing?"
HE said. Roberts here p or some-
thing of the sort. I said, Yes and
he gave a sort of shrug, and said,
Don't go too far away, ] might want
you;' and then went in"
What did you think he meant by
that?"
swell he consults me a good deal,
you know. I'm his sort of unofficial
solicitor in a kind of way"
Eyes. How long was it before you
heard the shot?"
Two minutes, perhaps"
The inspector finished his writing.
and then regarded Cayley thought
fully. Suddenly he said:
what is your theory of Roberts
death?"
Cayley shrugged his shoulders.
you've probably seen more than
I've seen," he answered. II can
only speak as a layman-and Marks
friend.'
"Well?"
"Then I should say that Robert
came here meaning trouble, and
bringing a revolver with him. He
produced it almost at once. Mark
tried to get it from him, there was
a little struggle perhaps. and it went
off. Mark lost his head, finding him.
self with a revolver in his hand and
a dead man at his feet. His one
idea was to escape. He locked the
door almost instinctively, and then
when he heard me hammering at it,
went out of the window"
Yves. Well, that sounds rea-
sonable enough. What do you say,
Mr.. dillingham;"
II should hardly call it reason
able to lose your head" said An
tony. getting up from his chair and
coming toward them.
well, you know what I mean. 1t
explains things"