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CHAPTER 30

MIR. Reid ?'iw Lady Sewerage said
Colonel Graham tells me that .vo,
fell and injured your arm"
Nothing to make a fuss about
Reid replied. But this is a terri
Die business about Miss Lawrence.
and the children"
Il have been afraid of if ove,
since Sir Henry was murdered a.
course, there must be some con.
nectlon, but who would have
thought that Miss Lawrence. with
her quiet manners, would have
been party to such a crimem
don't believe for a moment
she is" Reid said loyalty.
i wish l could think so. but
now could she have been spirite5
away without shouting or maxine
struggle for it? And the chi.
dren would have made an awful
russ, unless she had persuaded
them to go willingly. It seems
impossible to trust anyone nova
days" tur.
am certain that you can trust
MISS Lawrence" he said warmiv
AS matter of fact, she was onIv
staying on here because she feare,,
that some such attack might ne
made on the children"
TO Reid's surprise, LADY, Sever
lnge's manner changed. You men
are all the samoa pretty face
and romance, and you are taken III
at once. If it had been the house,
keeper, Mrs. Thornton, YOU wo,1Id
have suspected her because she
was ugly and had a vicious tongue
but this soft-looking miss With
great eyes-I've no patience"
Reid remained silent. 1t did not
take much intuition to guess that
her outburst was due to her sus-
piclons of Colindale, and her ieal-
ousy on account of his conduct.
1t was best, he felt, to say no
more, and Lady Severinge had
stopped speaking abruptly. as
though ashamed at her sudden
heat.
James tells me that Mr.. Selden
Will be here this afternoon" he
said, closing his eyes.
Il am sorry" she said contrite-
~. You are i'll, and ought not to
be worried. Are you sure Won
would rather not come to the An
bey?"
Il shall be all right here-Pm |
used to roughing it. l hope to be
up again in a day or two"
James shook mis- mead. I'm
afraid it will take longer than
that" he said, and Reid seemed to
detect a hidden meaning In the
words.
Colonel Graham broke in. I'm
spector Hutchins suggested that
we ought to nave a night watch
man IN the house, and is going to
ask Hucks from the Bull Inn to
undertake the duty. He's an ex-
prize fighter, and will be a useful
assistant for James,"
1T will be relief to me-" LADY
Severinge added.
Reid found the strain of talking
was telling on him. The pain was
now dull ache, throbbing and
burning, and he was growing
light-headed.
L will send up what you want
from the Abbey-James, perhaps
you will see to that"
i shall make it a personal re- "
sponsibility," the butler said SOL
emily.
They went out, leaving him !
alone, and before long he was raw
nag in delirium. III
Selden's car drew up at the end /
OF the bridge in the afternoon, and |
Hutchins came forward to greet
him. Il
Something fresh, I suppose ?"
the young detective asked cheer
fully. S
Il don't understand these mod !
ern methods" Hutchins grumbled. /
L always understood that when a
Yard man took up a case he stuck ]
TO 1t until he had either cleared it | ]
up or given it up" Ia
i haven't been idle, Hutchins." c
Selden grinned, but we each have "
our own methods, and I thought a
you would have arrived at some
If
Things are darned sight Nv
worse" He proceeded to tell of il
the latest developments with some
considerable detail while Selden /
listened attentively. S
Colonel Graham and 1 have a
been all over the Abbey-I never liz
saw such rabbit warren in nv
life. You could hide a dozen peo- F
pie in it, and there are doors and t
passages everywhere-it's most
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