New Britain herald., 1925-07-07
CHAPTER VIII

l With warm expressions of thanks Klyne took his departure, but hay ing gained the road he stopped, ir- resolute. II was a new sensation for him. His many successes had been won by his being Cocksure of himself. Now he was full of mis- giyings. There had been something roguish in that confounded girls 1 tone\since she had failed to find his | assumed name in the clerical direc- tory, and it was uncanny that she had not asked where he was stay | ing, though she appeared to take if for granted that he would still be l whereabouts on Sunday. Had she heard of the young clergyman at the inn and had she identified him with the Lathrop detective? More over, she had fastened down the envelope, an unusual proceeding in the case of letter of introduction,
 It was the stuck down envelope that settled 1t. It would be the act of an idiot to present letter in ig norance of it's contents. Instead of continuing his walk to Long Paston i Manor he returned to the inn and in the privacy of his bedroom steamed the envelope open. This was what he read under the stamped heading of Cheverel Rectory:
 Dear Mir Symes-The bearer is either a lunatic or d criminal i'm postor, and you would do well to i hand him over to the police, Father has gone to town today and in his absence MT, Danvers' called and badgered me for an introduce tion to you on the preteXt that he was our curate. l know nothing about him, though he was quite frank about his object, which, l gathered. was to extract "'oney from you. To get rid of him ap- peared to accedo 10 his request, though naturally he is not aware that l am warning you against him.
 Yours very sincerely,
 Adela Larkin." "
 Klyne put the letter away in his pocketbook, froWnng rather in be- wilderment than in anger.
 "Of all the treacherouS young cats." he muttered, This means that I must get my information otherwise than through Mir oymes.
 And later in the day he got it, by discreet inquiries elsewhere than at the Manor Wimot late chauffeur 10 Mir. Symes. had recently left that gentlemans employment and was believed to have obtained another situation in London,
 To London, therefore, "the Rev. Charles Danvers" hied himself, re- taining his room at the inn and mo- tifying Margaret Lathrop of his de- parture His letter to his client bade her be careful.
 In the garden that evening Mar garet showed the detectives letter to Sir Guy,
 "The damn feller's splurging about all over the ship" said Sir Guy. T told you these private sleuths were no good. He'll never catch your fathers murderer. Much better marry me right off the reel and let me protect you
 And the day after our wedding have that Scotland Yard inspector arrest you" said Margaret. NO, thank you. Guy. I much prefer to let Mir. Klyne carry on. At least he's got an open mind.'
 T see" rejoined Sir Guy gloom ilv. You won't marry me as long as am under this cursed cloud of suspicion. So be it, but you will quite understand that we cant gu on living in the same house under those conditions. You or l will have to clear out, and it's me that's for it."
 Margaret's refusal to marry him till the mystery of her fathers death was solved ranked. The next morning. in a huff, Sir Guy left the stately house he had inherited and had himself motored to the railway station to catch an early train Starting before the family breakfast hour, he did not see Margaret again
 Now Inspector Roake of Scotland Yard was a restless soul When he wasn't in full cry after certainty he was fond of what he called kicking his heels" Which was why h he al