New Britain herald., 1929-09-16

surprise to me.
 That's been worrying me cyet since he came" I told Somerfield, !. although my suspicious of the mans ! ieal profession were more recent. Then the people at the British 1 museum,' somerrield asked, "how -" "Oh. that's quite easy. Laxton must have been on the watch for news of Peu. As soon as PeIrs name appeared in The Times that cay, when it said l was taking drawing Of the new frcsco 10 the museum. l.aEton or his superlOrs must have fixed up the trap with the museum people. Sunday night, | when he took me down to the 'lois- ters, policeman was written all over him."
 "Of course he was after Pell." Ut looked like that. But why?' At least three people could tell Us that Grenofen."
 Yes. I know said I, "But l won't ask Veronica I don't think 'tvould be fair to ask Mrs. Sea- broke. And if I asked old Seabroke well, you can easily guoss-'
 somerfield nodded. "It's ~Wk- ward" said he. But. you know, if may have to be done. If the pro- lessor gets wise to what happened last night, he won't have any mighty compunctions about ask ing. Will he, now? Spiriting away the man he was after for the mur- der of Pen? Have you realized it?" My perception of reality was be- logged by Veronica.
 Somerfield. looking on from out side, was able to procipitate the confusion d little He had an ana lytical mind, All these discon- nections, he said, had to be linked rp somehow. and the only link he could see was LaXton.
 Old Fotherbury's excavations had brought Pell down 10 Black water Then. there was q getaway by a convict The convict arrived at B'ackwater, and on his heels LaXton.
 Pell was murdered in the act Of revealing q ghost and when We look tor the ghost We Find-LaYton.
 Something in the background" '" said Somerfield, "between the Sea brokes, Pell and the convict. Some thing that even LaXton can't see, for he doesn't seem to have brought the Seabrokcs into the picture yet Therefore, whatever his knowledge, it begins later than the Saabrakes'.' .'
 No doubt about it." said l. Lax ton begins with some connection between Fell and the convict The Seabrolies begin much further back. You remember that. immo- diately before LaXton came 10 Blackwatcr he'd been in Dovon- shire. You remember tho uueX- plained absence of Veronica from London that Saturday. and Polrs absence at the same time. You read that d woman and car as well as male acComplice were concerned in the escape. Think Of Sunday night: Ecronica's strang. return; my encounter in Woodcof Lane; I.aytons queer conduct; laXton's knowledge that some fol low would be rro~lna ahont New. place that niHht-it all shows Lax- ton h1d touch with something that wac likely to happen"
 i've hcon wondrrine." Sou~r. field musnd. whether IaNton nal any iA&lrg of possible shoafine match and was trying 10 stop if By the way 8rcnofcn. Laxtorf not come out IS q poltroran y.r Why? Hes still running tha anti quarian a'uut."
 'Ja ho2 Saan him )atclye" asked
 Yes" aajd sonornoId. "Thi afternoon ! met him comlu2 ana, from NewpIao. - .u dirty mess earth all over his boots and clothes Just raknE leave of Marlin- anr the cub Said he'd been cxnloru, with them. He walked along wirl me as far as the Lord Nrlsoo ran is, Grenoco". that's ulrt made m, come or 10 zea you"
 Did he say anything about m then" l asked.
 ''Yes. Asked if you vara Eau from HoIIau Fay Wl,rher T. met your cousin. Whether vo were specially friendly with rorhrr bury. Hes go, his rya on yar Grenof,m nu' that wasn't th most remarkable thing.
 Fl" harEeI lack 10 "lat >ar rencd in fine lbr.ry 'ar aE'araoo Pell was killed Then ha asE.. a whether l saw you or anybody ,,e take a book out of the sael.rs tba afternoon
 He said Fotherbmy had lufs4a a book Y Was in tLa nbar- lr day. Tuesday, if couldn't h. 'o.n. And Mr. Fotherbury wanted
 badly"
 "What book ?" I asked.
 "An old illuminated booh w'b manuscript history Of inc aahs- Laxton said he wouldn't ba sp. prised if ], was ,shat had p, Fotherbury on to his ,zcaHat' 0ns
 Nobody touched a book rIE day. so far as I remomborr3.
 T didn't see anybody 'ou~i book. But "s not rh" loss that il terests mD-irs the fact that la. tons so curious about ii.
 "Yes, that's rather qHcor.' "' mitted.
 "Td glyo almost a dollar to hno whether Pcll was in the library C Friday and whether Mariing me