The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-15
CONTINUED From Our Last Issue)
BIZ A.A.kdIL.NE

Antony tried to put himself in Cay
iey's place-Cayley. when Antony had
first discovered him, hammering at
the door and crying, Let me inI''
Whatever had happened inside the
Office. whoever had killed Robert,
Cayley knew all about it, and knew
that Mark was not inside, and had
not escaped by the window. But it
was necessary to Cayley's plans-to
Marks plans II they were acting in
concert-that he should be thought
so to have escaped. At some time,
then. while he was hammering Ohe
key IN his pocket at the locked door,
he must suddenly have remembered
with what a shocki-that a mis-
take had been made. A window had
not been left openI
And then Antony's sudden appear
ance! Here was a complication. And
Antony suggesting that they should
try the Window Why, the window
was just what he wanted to avoid.
No wonder he had seemed dazed at
first.
All, and here at last was the ex-
PLANTATION why they had gone the
longest way round-and yet run. 1t
was Cayley's only chance of getting
a start on Antony, of getting to the
windows first. Of working them open
somehow before Antony caught him
up. Even If that were impossible,
he must get there first, just to make
sure.
So he had run. But Antony had
kept up with him. They had broken
in the window together, and gone
into the Office. But Cayley was not
done yet. There was the dressing
room windowl But quietly, quietly.
Antony mustn't hear.
And Antony didn't hear. Indeed.
he had played up to Cayley splendid
ly. Not only had he called attention
carefully explained to Cayley why
Mark had chosen this particular win
dow in preference to the Office win
dow. And Cayley had agreed that
probably that was the reason. How
he must have chuckled to himself!
They were outside on the lawn
agin now, Bill and Antony. and Bill
was listening openmouthed to his
friends theory of yesterdays hap
penings. 1t only gave them another
mystery 10 solve.
What's that?" said Antony.
Mark. Where's Mark? If ne
never went into the Office at all. then
where is he now?"
''I don't say that he never went
into the Office. In fact, he must
have gone. Elsie heard him" He
stopped and repeated slowly, "She
heard him-at least she says she did.
But If he was there, he came out
again by the door,"
"Wen. but where does that lead
your"
Where 1t led Mark. The passage"
do you mean that he's been hid
ing there all the timer"
Antony was silent until Bin had
repeated his question, and then with
an effort he came out of his thoughts
and answered him.
WED better make certain. Could
you be q sleuth-hound. Bill-one of
those that travel on their stomachs
very noiselessly? I mean, could you
get near enough to the pond to make
sure that Cayley IS still there, with
out letting him see your
"Rather!" He got UP eagerly.
SYou wait"
Antony's head shot up suddenly.
why. that was what Mark said"
he cried.
''Mark?~
''Yes. What Elsie heard him say"
"Oh, that"
"Yes suppose she couldn't
have made q mistake, Bil7 She did
hear him?"
voice, If that's what you mean"
"Oh?"
mark had an extraordinary char
acteristic voice"
"Ohw
Rather high-pitched. you know.
And-wel. one can't explain, but"
"Yes?"
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