The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-10
CHAPTER CONTINUED

for that's who their victim was.
What he had on was tunic, and some
Of the old houses here still dress their
people like that. Boots to the knee"
"Undressed, brown leather" said I.
Godfrey nodded.
HE was wearing livery. Very well.
Those four are here on some Job, and
the murdered man got in their way.
He may have surprised them-as you
did: and so they just bumped him off.
But, unless I'm much mistaken, the
job remains to be done. Otherwise,
they wouldn't have buried him."
And here for the first time, think,
the thought came into my head that
we stood all three on the edge of some
grave adventure.
sand now," said Godfrey, rising,
"I'll lay before you the card that I've
up my sleeve. It's not a very nice
card, but it's going to count quite lot
in this little game.
Il was staying with the Lyvedens
in Hampshire few years back. 1t
was a Goodwood party. and the jew
els in the house were worth lot.
Well, they were stolen all right. Bar
ley wasn't with me, but he'll remem-
Der the case"
"The Bell Hammer murders, sir?"
Exactly. Three servants and a po-
liceman were murdered by the fellows
who took those Jewels They could
have laid them out or tied them up:
but they preferred to kill them, be-
cause then they knew where they
were.
"They never got the THE, es, but
Anthony Lyveden told me as much as
he knew: and amongst other things
he told me that the moment they
heard of the, matter the police knew
who'd done the job Only one man,
they said, was ruthless and daring
enough to go such lengths. And the
man was known as Pharaoh
snow that's all know. This may
or may not be the man. But if it is
well, from what I've just told you,
you'll gather that he doesn't like wit
nesses."
To my great dismay my cousin then
announced that we must be gone from
the inn as soon as we could.
Were out to fight these men. Well,
the first thing to do is to vanish, for
until we are out of their ken, we
cannot attack, but must waste our
time taking precautions against an
attempt on your life. More. At the
moment not one Of those wallahs
knows you by sight, and that's a card
which must not be thrown away. And
now you go out and lose yourself in
the town. Barley and l will pack,
and I'll pick you up at nine in front
of St. Jacques. shall give out we're
going to Salzburg, and Barley can 60
to the station and point the lie."
"Where are we going?" said I.
ITO Annabel," said my cousin. 81
liked the look of the village and I'm
sure they'll do US proud at The Reap
ing Hook. And now you pop off, my
son. Every minute is precious. as you
must see."
I made my way out of the inn, and
when some servant or other ran after
me, letter in hand, took the missive
from him as a man In q dream.
did not open the letter. had no
need: for one thing. it was already
open, and. for another, knew what
the envelope held. And that was a
shoemaker's bill.
That now felt far from easy,
frankly confess / could not get away
from the fact that the enemies that
] had made were no ordinary men.
First. they had frustrated the watch
we had kept: then. they had gained
their end, which was, of course, to get
to know me by sight-for someone, no
doubt, was In waiting, to see me come
out OF the inn and, lastly, they had
informed me In unmistakable terms
that they were fully aware that had
seen them at work. All this, may
say, in little more than an hour.
As l entered the busting market,
wondered what Godfrey would say. i. +.
1t suddenly came to my mind that
as like as not now was being fol-
lowed by whoever 1t was that had
watched me come out Of the inn. At
once determined to see If this was
the case and If it was. to endeavor to
turn the table, on the man who was
80 engaged.
made my way out Of the market
and into an alley too narrow for carts
to use
For more than an hour wandered
the curious streets. crossing and stop
ping and idling and turning back, but
] never set eyes upon any one of the
four or on anyone else that could
fairly suspect: and at last i decided
to rest and drink before making my
way to st. Jacques.