New Britain herald., 1925-07-02
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sanctum, News of the widest" she exclaimed "Porter has just come up from the village and says that the Rector found blood in his rain-gauge this morning. old Larkin is frantic and has called in the po- lice and about half dozen doctors" "
 Sir Guy laughed Il little wearily. That seems to put Mr, Honeybun's gauge out Of action as clue?" he said, glancing at Klync.
 The crime specialist did not i'm mcdiatcIy agree. In fact, when he at length made tardy reply he most cmphatcaly disagreed.
 "On the contrary" he said, q shall begin to pay serious attention to that clue. Imitation is the sin ccrcSt form of nattcry, and l shall have 10 find out why Mir. Larkin wants 10 ilatter Mr. Honcybun."
 Colonel Crockett. the chief Con- stable of Mudshirc sat in his office at the Town Hall in the country town of Muddington.
 He was awaiting the arrival of Detective Inspector lioako who, he had been advised by telephone, had been detailed for the job.
 The expert from Headquarters was uShered in by a. young police man and old Crockett at once took dislike 10 him Roake was Of the bocfy type of Englishlran, with a purple jow and fierce eyes of suffi- cient menace 10 eXort d confesso or from an innocent man.
 "So you are Roake," the Chief be- gan in none too friendly fashion "Sit down while l run over the 1 points of the case for you"
 Colonel Crockett went on with hi narrative, all of which and a gooC deal more is known to the reader culminating with the discovery O human blood in the rain gauge 2 Cheyercl Roctory ten days after thu murder.
 "knocks old Honeybun's theor. into cooked hat,' he concluded "Chevcrel 1tcctory is half mil' only from La hrop Grange, and th' gauge thcrc would certainly haV' been used in the first instance i there had been any connection, in stead of the one at Latchfield 60 ia away"
 That afternoon Eoake presenter himself at the Grange. announcing his rank ana business as soon as h. was ushcrcd into tho study of th' master of the house,
 1 Prom Scotland Yard, eh?" saic tho baronet Then there's a chance Of getting somewhere at last. O course l realize, Inspector. that i am under suspicion, and that tht i only way out lies in the conviction 1 of the real criminal Hence l vel come the infusion of brains into tht case"
 Roake bowed awkNardly H. would soon show this swell that h, wasn't going 10 be modified by fiat 1 tory.
 'I'll catch the criminal all right, : i he replied gruffly, 'I want to SCI tho room where the deceased Epen the evening after dinner, and thu spot where the body was found" This is the room," said Sir Guy EOakc's fierce eyes travelled roun' . it, resting on route on the littl, wooden horse. but without dwelling on it.
 "Fr"nch windows, I see, h snapped. That is how Sir Franci vas fetched out Into the grounds?'
 Tt is for you to decide that" sail the new baronet affably, If h. didn't Use one of the French win doNs he would have had to leave tn housc hy the front or back door. ant someone would probably have seer him." 1 T gather that you were not witt him in this room when he wen ! out ." Roake's question was almoS an aCCusat ton.
 1 NO, l never saw my uncle aliy after he left the dining loom, sayini that he was going to the study. ' joined the ladies in the drawing room and when they retired l wen for stroll on the lawn. remaine' cut till I heard the butler locking up for the night"
 "Iou must have been out there 8 Inc time Sir Francis was being mur dered, parked Roake.
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