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Ilet, and the children win go to
boarding school," $500, -
"You have it all nicely worked
out, Colindale. The only place
where your sch me breaks
down."
Selden heard sounds that could
not be clarified, and then voice
he knew only too well-nspector
Hutchins' thick hard tones.
James Connolly, hold warrant
for your arrest on the charge of
willful murder of Sir Henry Sever
inge, Bart, and have to caution
you that anything you may say on
the matter can be used in evidence
against you in subsequent pro-
ceedings."
Selden waited to hear no more;
He hurried from the room and
round the corridor to the servants
quarters, where maids were staring
wide-eyed in the direction of
James rooms.
Selden slowed up as he,F ap-
preached, and entered in casual
manner. A uniformed constable
was standing by the door, and
Hutchins had just completed read
ing the warrant through. James,
was standing quite composed and
as though waiting at table, but
Colindale was by the window BIT
ing his nails furiOusly.
Hutchins turned, annoyed at the
interruption.
"Ah, Hutchins, so you've got
him, have you?" Selden said, dart
ing a swift glance at James as he
spoke.
There's something to be said
for the old methods after ALL"
Hutchins spoke in a voice Of salts
fed triumph. "You see, your Lon
don methods are not so wonder.
full"
"You have done very we'll. I
congratulate you. It only shows
how easily one can go wrong"
Hutchins made no reply, but
searched James in a business-hke
way, and motioned to the consta-
bic, who clapped a handcuff on
James wrist, and fastened the
other to his own.
''Now march-we have a car
outside. Mr.. Selden, perhaps you
would care to come and hear about
it."
II shall see you presently, In
spector," Selden said pleasantly, as
James was being taken out.
Colindale stood silently listening
to the conversation, and uneasy in
his mind at the turn of events.
"Fancy-James! wouldn't have
believed it Of him." he said, glanc-
ing at the detective to see how he
took it.
He saw a face very different
from the usually cheerful boyiSh
countenance of the young detec-
tive. The eyes were boring into
his own, and there was a square
look about his firm jaw.
"Colindale, I'm not gonig, to
mince matters with you. What
this latest development means +
don't know. expect your confed-
crate, Mrs. Thornton, has laid in
formation and sold you. I have
been listening to the whole Of your
conversation with James from the
study, through that microphone,
and have it all down in shorthand.
So you know what that means.
Now let me give you a piece Of
advice; the only one you'll get
from me. Clear out, or I shall
have you arrested for attempted
blackmail. For reasons that I do
not wish to tell you, don't desire
to take that step unless it is neces-
sary. You haven't gone very far
down the road yet, and the fact
that you were trying to get James
to make over sum to Lady Sever
inge, though obviously to save
yourself, weighs with me in my
decision. IF you have spark Of
manhood left in you, you will take
Lady Severinge out of all this.
The children will be safe without
her, and, as you said, she needs a
change. Get married and get a
job yourself and live a decent life
in the future"
(TO Be Continued)