The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29

eAcldlneu. we re OF the track, May
thorne or, rather, we've never
been on it. I've got an intuition that
neither Armintrade, nor Eccleshare,
nor Parslave know anything about nor
have anything whatever to do with
Mazaroff's murder"
! "All the same, we're going to have
things out with Eccleshare and Par
slave" answered Maythorne. "We
may get hint; a bit of a clew; any
thing. Perhaps" he added, as we set
tied ourselves in the cab, perhaps
I've got pretty good idea of how
things are, myself, Crole-but | want
all the contributory information l can
get. And l want to know why Par
slave has been lying safely hidden in
Doctor Eccleshare's house in London
ever since this affair happened"
AT Maythorne's bidding we got out
at the corner of Conduit street and
walked along to his office. Outside his
door stood fine, obviously brand-new
Rolls-Royce car. Crole smiled at the
sight of it.
Zone of your aristocratic clients, eh,
MaythOrne?" he observed chaffingly.
"a duke or duchess at leaSt-what?"
ION the contrary, if you want TO
know, answered Maythorne, who had
given car and chauffeur sharp
glance, that's Sir Samuel Loeke's car
or one of 'em-and his livery. And
I've pretty good idea as to whom we
shall find upstairs"
'WhO?" asked Crole. LADY Locker"
"No-but her nephew, Mallison," re-
tOrted Maythorne "a thousand TO
one on ii! Come in!'
We went upstairs. One of the girl
outer office.
"Mr. Mallison-waiting TO see you,
sir" she S; ID.
We went forward to Maythorne's
private room. There stood, examining
picture, the young man whom | had
seen Mazaroff talking TO at Hunting
don and at York. He turned sharply
as we walked in, and flicker of his
quick eyes showed that he recognized
me. lie instantly picked out May
thorne "Oh-er-Mr. MaythorneF'
he said. "I-er-just dropped in TO
see you, don't you know-this Maza-
rolf affair. Queer business, amt it?''
"What do you know about it, Mr..
Mallison?" asked Maythorne. We're
anxious to get any information we
can. And if you con tell US any,
thing"
Madison sought inspiration In his
cigarette.
.Oh, well, IL scarcely know any,
thing at all !" he said. "Of course,
met MaZarOff in Park lane, and | saw
one of the blue diamonds, and heard
about the pair of 'em-the other was
in the hands of a chap named Arm
somethins-not Armstrong, though-a
banking man. And between you and
me, Lady Locke was jolly keen about
getting hold of the pair, though she
didn't say much about ii just at the
time. But | know, she was all for Sir
Samuel buying 'em there and then.
That's what / gave Mazaroff the tip
about when | met him as l was going
north"
81 see!" said Maythorne. You were
both going north about the same time,
Ell? To be sure. And what were you
going north for?"
Inspect some shootings," answered
Madison. promptly. Looked over a
LOT while | was up there-both sides
the Tweed"
Capital ideal" agreed Maythorne.
'And you met Observation-Disclosures ?
At Huntingdon. first; then at York.
Exactly. But-did you ever meet
him again?"
"Oh, yes" replied Madison. II met
him at Chichester"
AT Chichester eh? That's the mar
ket town for Marrasdale- few miles
from the Woodcock. How did you
come to meet him there?
Accident I'd motored over from
Jedburgh to look at shooting near
Chichester / went into the hotel there
to get some lunch, and stopped bit
afterward. MaZaroff came in-we had
drink or two together"
"You met Mazarofr at Chichester.
Did you talk about the diamonds
again?"
"Of coursel He told me what he'd
done. He said he'd seen this agent of
is-Arm-something-
"The mans name is Armintrade."
"That's it l-Armintrade. He said
he'd Just seen Armintrade, who was
shooting in the neighbOrhood. and
they'd come to an agreement. Maza-
rolf had given Armintrade an option
for hundred and seventy five thou
sand. He believed Armintrade would
take il up. But, if he didn't, then.
Mazaroff said, Lady Locke should have
the pair at the price first named-a
hundred and sixty thousand"
"That corroborates Armintrade," re-
marked Maythorne in an aside to Crole
and myself. "Well," he went on. turn
ing again to his caller. I'm much
obliged TO you for calling"
That's all right" replied Madison,
artlessly. Thought I'd just drop in,
you know-always glad to be of help
He went away presently, and the
three of us looked at each other. Crole
spoke first.
las you said just now, Maythorne.
that corroborates Armintrade." he re-
marked "And I'm beginning to think
that this is a simple case of murder
for the sake of robbery"
"That's no new theory" observed
Maythorne. ITS the original one
but il may have all manner of varia-
tions. Well, now-Eccleshare and Par.
slavei That's the next"