New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
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Samuel Honcyhun, retired Eng fish countryman, fluids blood in his rain gauge on the morning of the murder of
 Sir Francis Lathrop Sir Francis daughter, Margaret, had planned to marry
 1 Sir Guy Llrhrop asarnst her rather's wish, and suspicion is di- rectod toward Sir Guy, But
 Adrian Klyno, private detective, employed ny Margaret, works on the theory that Honoybm may know something of inc murder To obtain evidence in the case h. ! poses as | Rev. Charles Danyers, and takes ID his roeidence at tho inn close to athrop Grange. H. leaves sudden ly when blood IS reported found in the rain-g Of Sllas Stalnpage of RuXton, Suffolk, TAele he meets
 Tod Knowles, roport"r returning from frWles5 call on Slampag", They discuss the latest angles in the mystery and aglo" to meet again . later
 NOW GO ON WITH THE sIOKf ! The two men parted, Knowles go- ing toward the station and klyne along the road marshWard. His boots squealchod in thc sloppy mire, . the wind-drivcn drops from his cap peak bllndod him, but he kept on l 10 the gates of a fairly larg@ house. ! There WAS no vegetation or shrub bery or. copplcc to veil more stealthy econnaissanc", so k]yne marched boldly up 10 tn" weather scaled front door and pulled the old-fashioncd bcll-chalN. There was long wait before tn" door was cautiously opened by hcity young man in shirt-slooycs and striped wais'coat. He had the biceps Of a prize fighter. hut one of his arms was in d sling. The source of the blood?
 "I want 'o s'e Mir stamrage," :" said Klync.
 i There's o many does that as don't ste him" was tho reply.
 "I know he is in,' persisted klyne, "I moi man on the road not long ago whom he threatened to shoot'
 q didn't know that. but it's the master all over" laughed the ser vant. "Irs the way he'd treat you if he was in, which h. ain't. He went ont five minutes before you rang"
 K'yno loolrd tho fellow over from head to foot and l, c.dcd that he was speaking the truth.
 "N,ry w,u." hc said, "lN talc vour word for II and drop in on Mr. StampaCe tomorro".'
 "Who shall I tell him called ?' querl'd th" servant.
 KIyne did not answer, lnt turned away to re-cross the Uncultivatec enclosure which could not he digni. fed with the name of garden. He vas half way to the road Whel auav 10 inc right ther" sounded the shrill scream of woman, klyne halted in his tracks and strove tt locate its source,
 The light had quite failed now the tnic& rain and the darkness 0 nicnt hiding all objects ever thirty yards away. But his sense of dircc ton told him that th" cry had bcel raised out on the marsh and h went forward till he came to plank bridge leading from Nil Stamrage's grounds 10 the soddel flats beyond. On the other side 0 tle bridge he found himself on 1 raised pmb9nhmrnt running ou into the marsh. From some distanc ! along the footwav 3 great rcd ey vas blinking at him.
 Creeping close h. vas o'orioyc to find that the rcd currans did no quite meet in the middle. There va narrow space through which Il could peer into the interior
 There was woman there a ' right, but she did not look as if sh had bc.n sCr,aminE On the con trarv she seemed sinEuIarlv com rlaccnt and on the tnst Of term with the tall, austere-, isaged ma in carnnst conycraation with hel The man VAS standing ID, while th woman vas porehel on the c1ga c k rough table.
 And. wonder of wonders tn woman w2s Miss Adele I-2rkln, wh bv all rul's of geography and arith H. mctlc ought to have been III Chel