New Britain herald., 1923-07-06
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Mr.. Albert Redmayne slept WELL
but the morning found him very de-
pressed. He was frightened and awe
stricken. He detested Crows Nest
and the melancholy murmur of the
sea He showed the keenest desire
TO return home at the earliest oppor-
tunity and was exceedingly nervous
after dark.
.Oh, that Peter Cams were here!"
he exclaimed again and again, as a
comment to every incident unfolded
by Brendon or Jenny, and then, when
she asked him If 1t might be possible
to summon Peter Cams, Mr.. Red
mayne explained that he WAS an
American beyond their reach at pres
ent.
"Mr. Cams" he said, us my best
friend In the world--save and except
ing one man only. He-my fret and
most precious intimate-dwells at
Bellago on the opposite side Of Lake
Como from myself Signor Virgilio
PogH Is bibliophile of European
eminence and the most brilliant of
men--a great genius and my dearest
associate for twenty-five years. But
lGJCT 1d1hS disO 10 "a fSIS
persona detective officer by pro-
fession.
Il myself lack that intimate knowl-
edge Of character which is his native
gift. Books know better than men,
and It was my peculiar acquaintance
with books that brought Cams and
me together in New York There I
served him well In an amazing police
case and aided him to prove a crime,
the discovery of which turned upon a
certain paper manufactured for the
Medici. But a greater thing than
this criminal incident sprang from 1t;
and that is my friendship with the
wonderful Peter"
He expatieatd upon Mr.. Peter
Cams until his listeners wearied of
the subject Then Giuseppi Doria
INTERVIEWED with personal problem.
He desired to be dismissed and was
anxious to learn from Brendon If the
law permitted him to leave the
neigllborhood.
He found himself detained, how
ever, for some days. until an official
examination of the strange problem |
was completed. The investigation
achieved nothing and threw no ray of
light either upon the apparent MUIR
der OF Bendigo Redmayne, or the dis
appearance of his brother.
Mr.. Albert Redmayne stayed no
longer In Devonshire than his duty
indicated, for he could prove of no
service to the police. On the night
previous to his departure he went
through his brothers scanty library
and found nothing In it of any in
terest to collector. The ancient
and well-thumbed copy Of "Moby
Dick. he took for sentiment, and he
also directed Jenny to pack for him
Bendigo's "Log'-a diary In eight or
ten Volumes
He departed, assured that his fam
lily was the victim of some evil, con-
cealed alike from himself and every
body else; but he promised Jenny
that he would presently write to
America and lay every incident of the
case, SO far as it was known and re-
ported, before his friend Cams.
Before he returned to the borders
of Como and his little villa beneath
the mountains, the old scholar took
affectionate leave of Jenny and made
her promise to follow him as soon as
she was able to do so.
Robert Redmayne had vanished off
the face of the earth and his brother
with Inn. There remained of the
FAMILY only Albert and hin Mecca
fact she impaired. not without melan-
choly to Mark Brendon, When the
day came that he must take his leave
of her and return to other and more
profitable fields of work.
For a period of several months the