New Britain herald., 1925-03-20
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brother, ana lhlS BenllcIluH looh uel part" he replied.
 Come, come," said the inspector soothingly. You are all travelling | much too fast and ] ain't going to l be dragged after you. All l want is for Miss Gleiister to verify one or two dates which have been forward ed to the Yard by the local police"
 Which means, l presume, that the case has not been dropped?" said Sir Dudley, adjusting his rump- led necllwear.
 Picking up his gloves and con- ccrtina-d top-hat, the latter having been troddcn on in the fray, Sir Dudley walked out Of the door.
 CHAPTER IN.
 "Nfaud Blair"
 Sir Dudley having departed from the house of Lady Marrables in high dudgcon, Inspector Wragge's semi frivolous manner changed to one of official severity,
 "It is a mistake to take the law into your own hands" he remarked impartially to both culprits.
 Kathleen smiled sweetly at him.
 "My cousin tried 10 blackmail mo into marrying him." she said, This reason being that 1t would allay the suspicion under which he is labor ing. and Captain Slater, when he came in-naturally resented that
 Quite so." said Wragge. You, Miss Gionister, being engaged to | Captain Slater, prcsume?"
 Katlccn glanced slyIy at her l lover.
 "Yes," she said. "Captain Slater and I are certainly engaged to be married. The day is not fixed though"
 Inspector Wragge blessed the ad- mission with g bow.
 "Now for the real reason for my intrusion, Miss Glenister," he said taking from his pocketbook a pho tograph Of the unfashionable visit ing card size, but for the present keeping the picture hidden. "1 havt been down 10 Becchwood and made a few inquiries which were not yer! freely answered, and I hoped tla you might supplement the informa tion."
 "I will tell you all ] can"
 "Your father, Sir Phillips. heaC gamekeeper, John Grimes, had { pretty daughter"
 Sally. Yes, she was very pretty.
 Wragge disclosed the photograph without parting from it. That Ii her." he asked suavely.
 That Is Sally Grimes all right, Kathleen replied without hesitation
 Well now, don't want to rak up any unpleasantness except il your own interest" the detectiv
 proceeded. "But did your brothe
 George show Miss Grimes any atten ton ?"
 No" laughed Kathleen. "Georg
 used 10 kid Sally-hc had known h"
 as a child, you soc-but if there wa any carrying on he must have bee most frightfully sly" 'I can believe that of any brothr Of yours, miss" Wragge profferet l Gan you name any other admirer t who may have been after this youn
 woman?"
 5 Kathleen considered, but sh ' could recall no ono. The girl Ina
 left Becchwood between the dates ( $ Georges departure for America an a Sir Phillips death. A rumor wa | prevalent in the village that sh
 was married, but John Grimes an n his wife had never confirmed it.
 The inspector expressed his thanl in words that also implied disal it pointmcnt and took up his bowl'
 nat - that unfailing badge of Sec land Yard.
 ., Don't go just yet, Mir. Wage 1 she begged. q had just dsmiss' Q another visitor when Sir Dudley a r, rived. The gentleman was d Nj n simon Trickey, formerly a clerk !, the offices Of Coningsby & GleniEt .l when Sir Dudley was on the Stol :, Exchange, He told me few thin
 and he has promised 10 tell T n more.
 ,o "The few things he told you, MI Glcinstcr?" insinuated Wraggc. simon Trickey," proceeded Kat lecn, was sent 10 America to Ii my brother George some time aft he went away and he found him . Lone Wolf City. Montana. It " 'P little better than a mining camp"
 Before we go further" said i I inspector thoughtfully, it would 'o well to fix things in their proT lu sequence. How long before yo |" fathers death did your brother lea \" Lome for America 9" ne Roughly speaking put it at Ne year." Kathleen replied. c'y Did Trickey furnish you W nd Inc date Of the journey he und
 took on Sir Dudley's behalf" to Ut was about a month after n- fathers death."
 he "Humph! It would be natural
 the next heir to be curious as 10 y, Ire hrother's whereabouts" said Wrag ig- What interval passed bctwt dc Trickey's mission to the Uni 'rk States and tbe appearance Of
 paragraph which put the solicit ig on the track?"
 .he 50 far as 1 can remember ab of eight months" Kathleen repl
 after reflection.
 i'm Now, Miss Glcnistcr, VIC come ldy most important factor. Did Fri ust scy tell you what occurred when
 discovered Mir, or 10 be correct,