Evening star., 1932-07-05
SMuRDERs HATMR 81
{Mah bAeATHA CHRISTIE -

| attache case and Evans was given IN
structions to see q local firm Of re-
movers about the storage of the various
sporting trophies and heads, as there
was no room for them in Maj. Burn
abyis cottage. Since HaZelmoor was
only rented furnished no other Ques-
tions arose.
When all this was settled Evans
cleared his throat nerVously once or
twice and then said:
Beg pardon, sir, but-Ill be wanting
job to look after q gentleman, same
as did to look after the capting."
Eyes, yes, you can tell any one to
apply to me for q recommendation.
That win be quite all right"
Begging your pardon. sir, that
wasn't quite what I meant. Rebecca
and me, sir, we've talked 1t over and
we was wondering If. sir-f maybe you
would give us trial?"
"Ohl but--well-I look after myself
as you know. That old what's-her-
name comes in and cleans for me once
day and cooks few things. That's
-er-about all can afford"
1T isn't the money that matters so
much, sir" said Evan quickly. You
and-well, II I could do for you, sir,
the same as I did for him. well, 1t
would be almost like the same thing,
If you know what I mean"
The major cleared his throat and
averted his eyes.
Very decent of you, pom my word.
I1l-Ill think about It," And escaping
with alacrity he almost bolted down the
road.
Evans stood looking after him, an
understanding smile on his face.
Like as two peas, him and the cap
ting" he murmured.
And then q puzzled expression came
over his face.
where can they have got top" he
n1urmured. "It's bit queer that. I
must ask Rebecca what she thinks"
Il am not entirely happy about It,
sir" said Inspector Narracott.
The chief constable looked at him
inquiringly."
NO" said Inspector Narracott. I'm
not nearly as happy about 1t as was. ="
You don't think we've got the right
mani"
I'm not satisfied. You see to start
with, everything pointed the one way.
but now-it's different"
The evidence against Pearson re-
mains the same"
"Yes, but there's a good deal Of further
evidence come to light, sir. There's the
other Pearson-Brian. Feeling that
we had no further to look, I accepted
the statement that he was in Aus
tralia. Now, 1t turns out that he was
in England all the time. 1t seems ne
arrived back on the same boat as these
Willetts, apparently. Looks as though
he had got sweet on the girl on the
voyage. Anyway. for whatever reason,
- anr11rraI1Y1iPafa Uifh of his
family. Neither his sister nor his
brother had any idea he was, in Eng
land. On Thursday of last week he left
the Ormsby Hotel in Russell Square
and drove to Paddington, from there
until Tuesday night, when Enderby
ran across him, he refuses to account
for his movements in any way.
"You pointed out to him the gravity
Of such a course OF action?"
Said he didn't give a damn. He had
nothing to do with the murder and 1t
was up to us to prove he had. The
way he had employed his time was his
own business and none of ours, and he
declined definitely to state where he
had been and what he had been doing"
Most extraordinary" said the chief
constable
"Yes-he came over with Mr.. Enderby
this morning, very bright and breezy,
quite square and above-board, that was
his attitude. But it won't wash, sir, 1t
won't wash"
"Mm-you mean"
"It isn't borne out by the facts. Why
! didn't he come forward before? His
uncle's death was in all the papers
Saturday. His brother was arrested
Monday. And he doesn't give sign of
life And he wouldn't have either, If
that journalist hadn't run across him
| in the garden of Sittaford House at
midnight last night"
What was he doing there? Enderby
! mean?"
you know what journalists are" said