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without its effect upon his lis
tener. I'VE will rule you and MRS.
Foulds out Of it. The possibilities
seem to be myself or that some
one else who drove by in a car
without any lights while we were
on our way to see the fellow.
Surprising you rule me out for
a moment, as might seem not UNI
reasonable, then there is only that
person who nearly succeeded in
running us down. Is there any evil
dence to connect him with any
human being we know OFF"
mot the slightest" was the
doctors almost savage reply.
well, there you are then"
Matresser observed. I'VE have q
local police force. There Is no
necessity for you or for me to go
playing the amateur detective.
Leave it to the police. There will
have to be an inquest, Of course"
II suppose So" the doctor as.
sented. But Matresser-"
"Well?"
."You will have to be one Of the
witnesses"
Naturally. So will you for that
matter"
What are we going to say
about that carr" a.
Just what we know-what we
saw and heard. 1t doesn't amount
to much, does it?" =,
you think we ought to men.
ton it?"
MUST MENTION 1T
my dear fellow" MatreSser re-
minded him. An inquest is q place
where you are on your oath. OF
course we must mention it."
The room was by no means over.
heated, but Andrews was wiping
the sweat from his forehead. He
groaned as he became aware that
his companion had noticed his
discomfort.
Il can't help it, MatreSser," he
burst out. 1.-THE only person I
know of who has a small car and
who might have been going in
that direction is MademoiSelle
Stamier."
rs that all that's troubling
you?" MatreSser asked.
Not by any means" he doc.
tor went on, volubly enough now
that the ice was broken. THE fel.
low was bringing a letter or papers
or a message here for you. HIS
name may have been Fergus but
he looked like foreigner and In
the eyes Of the people round here
he was foreigner.
ALSO A FOREIGNER
1.-THE only other person likely
to have been out in a motor car
was Mademoisselle Stamier. She
also is a foreigner. The car that
was being driven dangerously
along this road must have been
going either to the port or the
Great House. If am put on my
oath shall have to remember
that I have known Mademoisselle
Stamier driving without lights be.
fore"
What became of the remainder
OF the things trat were found In
the fellows pocketS?" MatreSser
asked.
THE police have them"
There was nothing beyond the
facr that I knew who he was to
identify him, then?"
Nothing"
you didn't at any time ask
him his real name, for instance?"
The doctor shook his head.
Il was not sufficiently inter.
eSted," he admitted.
Matresser glanced at the clock.
81 shall have to be off, An.
dreWs," he said my opinion Is
that you are making a mountain
out Of a moleEill. The man Is
dead and what you have to do is
just to pull yourself together,
face the questions you have to
answer like a man and answer
them truthfully.
Il am not anxious to have this
thing linked up with the great
house, 1 can tell you. but it is
one of those times when we have
to tell the truth. There's no
harm can come to you at any
rate"
cor to you, MatresSer."
COR to Mademoiselle Elisabeth
Stamier," Matresser ecl0Eed.
you can make your mind quite
easy about that"
The doctor drew a long breath
Of relief.
(TO Be Continued
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