The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
MAGAZINE

sex to the women they have sworn to love and cherish makes me angry. But, however, you haven't come from Ashlingsea to dis cuss the failings of human nature with me What can I do for you?''
 Before leaving Ashlingsea, Sergeant Westaway had withdrawn Miss Maynard's statement from its official repository and placed it carefully in his pocketbook. His hand wandered toward his breast pocket as he replied that his visit to Staveley was connected with the Cliff Farm case.
 "And what is the latest news about that?" asked the inspector with interest.
 It was the moment for Sergeant West aways triumph, and he slowly drew his pocketbook from his breast pocket and ex- tracted the statement.
 'sI have made an important discovery" he announced, in voice officially calm. "It affects a-wel known and leading gentle man of your district. This paper"-he flat tened it out on the table with a trembling hand-"Is statement made by Miss May nard of Ashingsea, which duplicates MT. Marsland, the nephew of Sir George Gran- ville"
 s1n the Cliff Farm case!-
 Sergeant Westaway nodded portentiously, and wiped the precipitation from his fore- head-for the office fire was hot and he had ridden fast.
 Inspector Murchison took up the girls statement and read it through When he had finished it he turned to the front page and read it through again. Then he glanced up at his colleague gravely
 "This is very important" he said. "It throws new aspect on the case"
 Sergeant Westaway nodded.
 "This girl" pursued Inspector Murchison, "she is of fairly good position, is she not?"
 Sergeant Westaway nodded again.
 Her mother is lady of independent means"
 'sTve heard of them, and I've seen the young lady and her mother once or twice when they've visited Staveley. Do you think the young lady is telling the whole truth here?'
 "Undoubtedly," Sergeant Westaway's tones indicated that when member of the leading family of Ashingsea set out to tell the truth nothing was kept back.
 The inspector got up from his chair and took few turns up and down the office in a meditative way.
 "It's most extraordinary disclosure that this young woman has made," he said at length.> "Extraordnary-an awkward. do not know what Sir George Granville will say when he learns that his nephew, instead of assisting the police, made false ano misleading statement. It Is very grave thing; a very dangerous thing in such a grave crime as this. It will give Sir George Granville dreadful shock"
 "It gave me shock" said Sergeant Westaway.
 "No doubt" replied the inspector. "But Sir George Granville-is different mat ter. We must consider his feelings; we must try to spare them. I hardly know what is best to be done. Obviously, the matter cannot be allowed to remain where it is, yet it is difficult to see what is the proper course of action to pursue. I think the best thing will be to wait until Gillett returns from London and leave it to him. When do you expect him back?"
 q expect him back in the morning. wired to him that had obtained most im- portant information"
 "Pll be at the station when the London express comes in in the morning. If Gill; qette is on board I'll go on with him to Ashlingsea."
 In accordance with this arrangement, h. spector Murchison arrived at Ashlingsea in the morning, in the company of Detective Gillett.
 If Sergeant Westaway expected praise from the representative of Scotland Yard it