San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18

and golf-clubs on the top of the car.
The two were apparently motoring
up to some place they had hired in
Scotland"
On the face of it, there seemed no
possible connection between these
tourists and local bank robbery.
Yet the thought of them fingered Ub-
stinately in my mind. A man and
woman, a bank robbery. and the fact
that i was supposed to be safe in
Norway l began to take up the
pieces of the puzzle once more, and
fit them in according to my own de-
vices.
You seem TO have done everything
possible, Huntington, / said at last,
but / think, as my Norway trip has
fallen flat, l shall go up to Scotland
for a fortnight. Would you like me
to call over at Leeds and see if
can pick up anything?"
Exactly what l hoped you would
suggest" he confessed eagerly. Il
have brooded over, the affair so long
that 1 can think Of nothing but the
obvious side. The chief will give you
letter to the Leeds people. Would
you like me to come with you?"
shook my head.
That night l Travelled down to
Leeds.
There was nothing about the neigh
borhood which differed materially
from Rimmington's description. / pald
visit TO the place at exactly the hour
the robbery had been committed, walk
ed from the grocery store to the bank,
carefully timing myself, and made
some trifling purchases inside the
shop. The neighborhood seemed to be
patches, but here and there were va
cant lots. The land opposite the
grocery was marked out for building,
but operations as vet had not been
begun. Later in the day l tracked
Robertson to ground in his favorite
public house. Choosing my opportun-
ity, addressed him:
Are you the man whom the police
made such idiots Of themselves about
in this bank robbery?" asked.
what the hell's that to do with
you?" he answered.
His tone was truculent. but he OBJ
viously only needed a little humor-
ing.
Just this much,- I replied. 81
am journalist representing one of
the picture papers. 1t would be
worth FLYER to you if you would let
Inc do a sketch of you"
His manner changed at once.
"You don't want an interview"
Not likely" l assured him. com
mencing a rough sketch in a notebook
which l had put into my pocket for
that puroose. al read the case my
self. A fool could see that YOU had
nothing to do with it."
He stopped drinking and looked at
me curiously.
"Jf / were the notice. l went on,
II should want TO know a little more
about the two tourists on their way
10 Scotland"
Then you're as big a fool as the
police" he retorted gruffly. They
hadn't nothing TO do with it. They
were filling up with petrol and
neither of them budged from the
car" e.
smiled in a superior way and
went on sketching. He watched me
with thinly yelled anxiety.
"Toffs they were" he went on. "on
their way up for bit of sport
MAYBE" ] commented, "they didn't
seem in any hurry about it,
"What do you meanf"
Al don't see why they stayed at
| the queens two nights remarked.
"Who said they did," he demanded.
"They stayed one night. and grum-
bled at having TO do that"
"How do you know" / asked, look'
ing up at him.
al spoke TO the chauffeur he re-
piled sullenly. "He told me my oil
was leaking"
7 changed the subject, finished my
ridiculous sketch. and handed over
the five pounds. That night / caught
the mail train TO Scotland.
1t took me less than week TO dis
cover the whereabouts of the man
and the woman who learned were
passing under the name of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Grover. On the morn
ing after my arrival at the very re-
mote corner of Scotland where they
had taken up their temporary abode,
/ committed an indiscretion. l donned
knickerbocker suit and set out for
tramp over the moors. ] had just
clambered up to the top OF a little
ridge overlooking the sea. when / came
face to face with little party as
cending it from the other side. The
little party consisted of the person
had known chiefly as Mr.. Stanfield,
his wife, villainous looking gillie,
and two dogs. 1t was a curious mo.
ment, full of suggestions of tragedy,
afterward ridiculous in its convention
atty. / saw the flash of the mans
gun, and saw the woman's hand
restrain him, heard the single word
whispered in his ear. raised my
cap; he followed suit. His gun hung
idly under his arm. My hand was
inside my breast pocket, clutching
something hard.
what an extraordinary meeting"
Janet exclaimed with a faint smile.
$50 you sometimes take a holiday also,
Sir Norman"
Sometimes T admitted, Il came
home Unexpectedly from Norway. j
was disappointed in my fishing"
Are you aware that you're tres
passing. NOM" the gillie demanded
severely. ....
"Tm afraid 7 didn't know it," j
replied. There were no notices"
at doesn't natter" Janet inter
vened. ave happen, TO be walking
up covey of birds this way
al put nothing up" assured them.
"They lie vera close hereabouts, ;"
the gillie observed. "We1l take a