San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14

There had been several telephone
calls for Inspector Halfyard during
his absence: and now three separate
statements from different districts
awaited him. These were already
written out by constable. and he
took them one by one, read them, ant
handed them to Brendon. The first
came from the postoffice at Post
Bridge, and the post-mistress re
ported that man, one Samuel
White. had seen q motor bicycle run
at great speed without lights up the
steep hill northward of that village
on the previous night. He gave the
time as between half past ten and
eleven o'clock.
The second message told how a
garage keeper was Knocked up at
Ashburton. just after midnight. in
order that petrol might be obtained
for motor bicycle. The description
of the purchaser correspondent to
Reymayne and the message added
that the bicycle had large sack
tied behind it.
The third communication came
from the police station at. Brixhari
and was somewhat lengthy: 1t ran
thus:
"At ten minutes after two o'clock
last night p. c. Widgery, on night
duty 'at Brixham, saw a man on q
motor bicycle with large parcel
behind him run through the town
square. He proceeded down the
main street and was gone for the
best part of an hour; but, before
three o'clock. Widgery saw him re-
turn without his parcel. He went
fast up the hill out of Brixham, the
way he came. Inquiries today show
that he passed the Brixham coast
guard station about quarter after
two O'Clock, and he must have lifted
his machine over the barrier at the
end of the coast-guard road, because
he was seen by boy, from Berry
Head lighthouse, pushing it up the
steep path that runs to the downs.
The boy was going for doctor, be-
cause his father, one of the light.
house watchers. had been taken ill. ?
Inspector Halfyard waited until
Brendon had read the messages and
put them down.
"About as easy as shelling peas
eh?" he asked.
Il expected an arrest" answered
the detective. at can't be long de-
layed."
As though to confirm him the tele.
phone bell rang and Halfyard rose
and entered the box to receive the
latest information.
"Paignton speaking said the mes
sage. "We have just called at adj
dress of Captain Redmayne-No. Z
Marine Terrace. He was expected
last night-had wired yesterday TO
say he'd be home. They left supper
for him, as usual when he is expect
ed. and went to bed. Didn't hear him
return, but found on going down
house next morning that he had
come-supper eaten, motor bike in
tool house in back yard. where he
keeps it. They called him at ten
o'clock-no answer. They went in
his room. Not there and bed not
slept in and his clothes not changed.
He's not been seen since"
Inspector Halfyard reported the
statement sta a,sathn,s anS BrendOn picked up
detective Brendon speaking. Who
is it,"
inspector Reece. Paignton."
"Let me hear at five o'clock if ar
rest has been made. Failing arrest
will motor down to you after that
hour
"Very good, sir ] expect to hear
he's taken any minute"
,BrendOn considered, having first
looked at his watch
He turned to Halfyard.
"Should Robert Redmayne not be
taken today. one or two things must
be DONE" he said. "You'd better
have some of that blood collected
and the fact proved that it is human.
Now I'll go and get home food and
see Mrs. Pendean. Then I'll come
back. I'll take the police car for
Paignton at half past five il we hear
nothing to alter my plans
1t was now three o'clock. Sud-