The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-23
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"Michael explained to me after
ward that this defect was serious
thing and probably indicated some
brain trouble which might get
worse. l begged Uncle Robert ~
stop with us for 4 few days instead
of going to Plymouth. We walked
out over the moor in the evening to
see the bungalow and my uncle was
very interested.
"lle stopped on and liked to lend
hand with the building sometime/
after the builders had gone, He aXI
Michael often spent hours of these
long evenings there together; and 1
would take out tea to them.
'"Uncle Robert had told us about
his engagement to young woman,
the sister of comrade in the war.
She was stopping at Paignton with
her parents and he was now going
to return to her. He made us
Promise to come to Plignton next
August for the Torbay Regatta; and
in secret | begged him to write toh
both my other uncles and explain
That he was now satisfied Michael
had done his bit in the war.
Last night Uncle Robert and
Michael went, after an early tea. to
the bungalow, but l did not accom-
pany them on this occasion. They
ran round by road on Uncle Roberts
motor bicycle, my husband sitting
behind him, as. he always did.
sumner tim camo md
them appeared. am speaking of
last night now. l did not bother till
midnight, but then grew fright
ened. l went to the police station,
saw Inspector Halfyard, and told
him that my husband and uncle had
not come back from Foggintor and
that l was anxious about them"
Mrs. Pepdean stopped and Bren-
don rose.
She shook his hand and ,fleetinp
ghost OF smile, infinitely pathetic
but unconscious, touched her face.
AT the police station car was
waiting for Mark and in twenty
minutes he had reached Foggintor.
Inspector Halfyard rose as BrcnH
don appeared, came forward, an
shook hands.
Have you searched the quar-
ries 2"
Come out to the bungalow and
iii tell you what there is to fell,
There's been murder all right. but
were more likely to find the muir
derer than his victim"
They went out together and soon
stood in the building.
Nov let's have the story from
where you come in,'' said Brendon.
and inspector Halfyard told his tale.
somewhere. about quarter after
midnight l was knocked up. Down
| came and Constable Ford, on dutn
at the time, told me that Mrs. PEN
dean was wishful to see me.
Her husband and her uncle, Can
tain Redmayne, had gone to the
f., bungalow, as they often did after
working hours, to carry on a bit:
but at midnight they hadn't come
nome, and she was put about for
EN-. Hearing Of the motor bike. |
thought there might have been, a
| breakdown, if not an accident, so
told Ford to knock VI another chan
and go down along the road. Which
they did do-and Ford came back at
half after three with ugly news that
they'd seen nobody, but they'd found
great pool of blood inside the
bungalow-as if somebody had bsen
sticking pig there. Twas daylight
by then and motored out instant
ly.
II looked round very carefully for
anything in the nature of clue.
but l couldn't see so much az
button. The quarrymen don't work
here because this place hasn't been
open for more than a hundv.d
years; but they 60 to Dukes quIrry
down at Merivale, and most of 'em
have push bikes to-. take 'em to and
from their job.
AT their cottages, on my way
back to breakfast, I got some in
formation Of a very definite kind.
Two men told the same tale and
they hadn't met before they told it.
One was Jim Bassett, under fore
man at Dukes quarry, and one was
Klhgrose, the water, bailiff who
hves in the end cottage. Bassett
was smoking at his door at ten
o'clock and Robert Redmayne camo
alone, pushing his motor bicycle till
ne reached the, road. And behind
!. the saddle he had a big sack fasten-
!, en- to the machine.
| 'Bassett wished him good night
and he returned the compliment:
and half al mile down the by-road,
Ringrose also passed him."
! Inspector Halfyard stopped
j, Did Ringrose also report the
; sack behind the motor bicycle ?"
asked Brendon.
, @He did" :;
, CHAPTER III
Il The kys:ery -
Il Brendon followed Halfyard into
the apartment destined to be the
e kitchen of Michael Pendants bun
' galow, and the inspector lifted some
e tarpaulins that had been thrown up
Y on a corner Of the room. Under
Q the tarpaulin great red stain soak
I Cd to the walls, where much blood
' had flowed. At the edge of the
E central stain were smears' and
among them, half the impress of a
big, nail-studded boot.
VI (ConttRued In Our Next Issue)
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