San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-02

4 OF the way to hair from the brush oil
one Of her stuffed foxes, whose color
exactly resembled the rufous adorn.
ments of Robert Redmayne.
When we started ON his motor
cycle, after tea, to do some work at
the bungalow, | took handbag con-
tanning my costume as Giuseppe
Doria-a plain, blue serge suit, coat,
waistcoat and trousers and yachts
mans cap. l also carried tool-the
little instrument. with which i muir
dered the three Redmayne's. 1t re-
sembled the head Of butchers pole
axe, Of great weight with the work.
ing END sharpened. ! made it in q
forge at Southampton and it lies
today under the waters of Como. My
bag / had taken on previous occa-
sions to the quarry, with a bottle Of
whiskey and glasses, so Robert
thought it not strange that I should
do SO again.
We started for Foggintor and il
was still broad daylight when we got
there. / had already studied the
quarry and detamined on Robert
Redmayne's resting place. You will
find him-and the suit of clothes /
was wearing that evening - in the
maraine,. where it opens fanwisc
from the cliff above and spreads into
the bottom beneath.
Arrived at the bungalow. Roberts
first demand was bath in the quarry
pool. To this / had accustomed him
and we stripped and swan for ten
minutes. When we returned from
the pool into the shelter of the bung
allow it was naked man l smote
and dropped with one blow of nv
formidable weapon. His back was
turned and the pole-axe head went
through his skull lilee butter.
The cleaning had long thickened
to darkness when L went my way
and laid the trail through Two
Bridges. Postbridge and Ashburton
to Brixham. Once only was l both.
ered-at the gate across the road By
Brixham coast guard station; but /
lifted the motor byicycle over it ana
presently assembled to the cliffs of
Berry Head, Fate favored me in de-
tails, for, despite the hour. there
were witnesses to every step of the
route.
On the cliff i emrtied my sack,
cast its stuffing to the winus. fast
ened my handbag TO the bicycle,
thrust the blood-stained sack into
rabbit hole, wh're it could not fail
TO b. discovered, and then returned
to Robert Redmayne's lodging at
Paignton. There telegram had al
ready been sent informing the land
lady of his return that night.
! changed into the serge suit, cap
and brown shoes of Doria and packed
Redmayne's clothes, tweeds and
SNOWY waistcoat, boots and stockings
into my handbag with the wig and
and my weapon.
] walked to Newton Abbot and
reached that town before q o'clock.
At the railway station l breakfasted
and presently took 4 train 20 Dart
mouth. Before noon l reached
Grows Nest" and made acuuuint-
ance with Bendigo Redmayne.
But he had little leisure for Inc at
this moment, for, there had already
come news from his niece of the mys-
ferrous fatality on Dartmocr
Needless TO say that my thoughts
were now entirely devoted TO my
wife ANA | longed for her first com
Our briefest separation
caused me pain. for our souls were
as one and We had not been parted,
save for my visit to- Southampton,
since our marriage day.
1t was her exquisite thought TO in
volye the man from Scotland Yard.
When l sought to destroy him on
Griante and believed that / had done
SO, the man displayed an ingenuity
for which | did not give him credit
and unconsciously lai' the founda-
tons of subsequent disaster.
The letter which Bendigo Red
mayne received, and supposed had
come from his brothe. at Plymouth,
was posted by Jenny on her journey
to Grows Nest We had written
it together week earlier and stud
led her uncle's Indifferent penman-
shin very carefully before doing so.
We proposed TO let six months
pass before the death of Bendigo
Redmayne, and we were already con-
templating details ard considering
how best to bring his brother back