The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05

Am I-Or is ParSlave--Or are The two
of us suspected of the murder of
MaZarOff?"
No one answered. Manners moved
uneasily in his chair; the mar from
New Scotland Yard preserved gran
ite-like countenance; MaythOrne showed
what seemed to be indifference
Crole and myself looked on. There
was Drief silence-broken by Man
ners.
II should like to know what Par
slave there has to cay about his move
ments that nighti" he said. "A rare
lot of trouble he's given Isl"
I'm quite sure that Parslave hasn't
the slightest notion tnat he gave you
any trouble" remarked Eccleshare.
You forget, think. that Parslave
can't read-so he hasn't learned any
thing from the newspapers. But
Parslave, tell Sergeant Manners what
you did that evening you left Marras-
dale"
Parslave, thus hidden, screwed up
his face to the feat OF remembrance.
"Cloughthwaite fair Cay that was -
he said. "Id been there. Come away
from there end O. the afternoon
Then | went home, and according to
orders doctors orders, there -
changed clothes. Cause why? | was
to 90 TO London that night. Got my
supper then, and after that walked
along to the Woodcock. went in there
and had a pint-the strange gentle
man as was stopping there. he come
into the room where there was
regular crowd on US, drOvers and shep-
herds and such like. He stood treat
all round - drinks and smokes.
Generous, he wasl Then he went
away. | stopped a bit longer, then
went off. To meet the doctor there
by arrangement. net him. That's
all as | did that night-before leav-
ing"
Did you ever mention to anybody
that you were going to London?"
asked Maythorne.
"No, master, 1 never did" replied
Parslave. Hadn't no cause to. I'm
lone man-neither kith nor kin, no.
body TO leave. Paid up, | did, where
l lodged-and just went Off"
where did you meet Doctor Eccle-
share?" asked Manners.
"Where it had been arranged" re-
piled Parslave. promptly. Near
Reivers den. He was to be there and
give me orders and my travelling
money. And there he was!"
Just sol" Eccleshare said. There
| was land | think I'd Getter tell
you, as things are, precisely what hap
pened Possibly, ought to have told
all this before. But | had reasons
for silence"
| felt that at last there was going TO
be some revelations as to the murder
of Mazaroff which, up to then, had
never been made. And began to feel
curiously sickening sense of appre-
hension, not unconnected with the
events of the previous evening. Ec-
cleshare knew something $50, too,
probably, did ParsIave. But-what?
81 say | had reasons for keeping
silence" continued Eccleshare, settling
down to talk to US. Il had !-strong
enough for me- Perhaps I've been
wrong-perhaps in these cases-mur-
der nobody should keep silent, un-
der any circumstances. And yet
you'll see, as men, that | haG reasons.
and weighty ones. Now I'll tell you
e ohSnintQlU
precisely what happened to Parslave
and myself on the night on which
Mazarofr met his death. Let me be-
gin at the beginning. Before | went
I'D north, to Marrasdale, I'd decided
to sell my practice-had sold it, in
fact-and to leave England for South
America and a quite different life
prospecting, shooting, hunting, and
that sort of thing. | wanted to take
with me a man who'd be useful to
me-preferably cOuntryman; game
keeper. used to outdoor life, was the
sort of man i had in mind. AT Mar
rasdale came across Parslave-as
YOU can see for yourselves, he's just
the wiry, muscular sort of chap that
was wanted. He is, as he's said just
now, a lone Manufacturing to tie him
to England. He's thoroughly up in
woodcraft and that sort of thing; in
short, he was the very man ! was
looking for | preached the matter to
him, and we very soon came to terms.
There were certain things that he
could do for me here in London. so
arranged that he should come up In
advance of me and stay at my house
until my return. We arranged further
that on the night after Cloughthwaite
fair, which he had 10 attend on busi-
ness. he was to meet me, and was
then to give him money and some final
instructions and he was to leave for
Newcastle and London"
"Why by Newcastle?" asked May
thorne. "It's detail. but why not by
Black Gill Junction and Carlisle?-
the more usual western route?"
sI'll tell you" answered Eccleshare
.sParslave has some interest in a Bit
of cottage property in Newcastle; as
he was leaving England he wanted to
see a solicitor in Newcastle who man.
ages that property and to give him
some instructions about it. So we ar
ranged that after seeing me, he was
to cross the moor to that little branch
line that runs east of Marrasdae,
catch the last train &c Newcastle, stay
the night there, see his solicitor in the
morning, and then go on TO Kings
Cross. All of which. he will tell you
himself, he did"
Every well-and-your meeting thai
night?" asked Maythorne
(TO BE CONTINUED.)