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THE HAMPSTEAD MURDER

(Continued from Page 72

of impulses and strange obstinacies. “Name, sir?** At the moment there seemed to

artley Prentisse.

*Not Thereafter it might have been hẩm tố để "nothing for it but to Holt sailed tolerantly. said by the kind that her en-Vit such an once and check up your name ir. That of the per- couragement of his efforts was not the chapter in the light of the new son you require to be watched"

Prentisse smiled too, but not at] unconnected, with the material ad-impressions. Hence, therefore, his

the mistake he had made. Indeed. vantages which she from time to annoyance-

Such a visit would be a fright-he almost laughed, so irresistibly time obtained; here a piece of

İful muisance. There was, of comic was the idea that had come 2. special jewellery and there

course, the chance that his shrewd to him. But he kept a straight cheque.

"Oh, yes, of course. But the spring months of this esses had been ressonably, com face

Mr. St

“Address TMTMTM

particular year had seen a definite and that the chapter would

not have to be rewritian, but John Claire."

kicking against the pricks Pren-whether that were so or not, there tisse had definitely refused to take would be the time wasted over the **S, Üzdens.de Mansions, Ken- his work down to the Riviera. His visit and that just when the book aington.". wife had, however, kept to the as virtually finished. To ignore "And what exactly do you want cepted routine and had gone to the letter seemed to him to besir, and when?" Nice with a small circle of friends.

After that! “Just a report in confidence “by But her husband had taken the

You CITI tiny flat in Porter-street for his policeman had finished, heaven Monday of what he does from now

knew what people and professions until then. work and slept at the club.

kvere

Carelessness.

14

A fortnight previously, she had would be writing to the Press that

"Most decidedly, sir. Where do about the complacent ignorance of returned and it had been decided!) that they should go down to Find-authors. They might even get as you wish the report delivered head together.

or twol

in

fer as names.

Dear Sir,

*5b, Porter-street, Mornington- crescent Abort noon, if yon can

In a novel by Lutley Prentisse manage it.” entitled "Tingling Symbols," 2 There it was left, Prentisse chackled to himself as he went was very amused to find...

They'd have a into Georgs down the stains. At lunch he ran Foster and they had the meal to bit of a job in picking up the trail in the first place and a damnably ¡gether.

interesting piece of surveillance He walked back for the second to the club and finding no sign of Johnny there, rang up Oudenarde Mansions.

"Suppose you haven't seen any thing of St. John Claire?" asked Prentisse. "I rather expected him to be in the club"

Claire's man Daniels answered

Then two things happened: The day of her return her only sister had been taken seriously land! Dorothy had gone down to Can- ford. Moreover, the book was not finished. Another day would see it off to the publisher and in the meanwhile he remained at the fat In the morning he was in the habit of putting in his best work. After lunch what be

"Saw him about an hour ago, did depended on his mood, but more and George. "He's going down to often than not be returned to his Cheltenham to play for the Pil the phone Mr. Prentisse wis Mr. writing

lgrims to-morrow. They've got ajjust a minute too late. At the moment he was annoyed,

against Peronne Claire had left a moment or two a trivial two-day match and over what seemed

ago by taxi. Yes, Daniels thought; College."

Cheltenham; ati thing. In his hand he held a copy

"Two-day? They can't play on he had gone to of The Times, and it was at a cer-

least Mr. Claire hadn't mentioned Sunday?** tain letter that he was scowling

"Oh, yes, they can Peronne are any place, but he'd taken the big A policeman had written rather

a cricket bag and a suitcase. indignantly on the treatment of Catholic and it doesn't matter

That was rather trying. Pre cuss to the.” his profession by writers of detec

Prentisse took a sip of his coffee tisse was glad he'd hit on Claire. tive novels. The police, he attrm- ed, were treated by them like but and decided to esse his mind. "A less intimate friend of the foons, and authors rarely made the rather wanted a tip or two from family might have been somewhat hitro. Bit of local colour for a ruffled when he was informed of What slightest attempt to familiarise

book His uncle's Chief Commis-what had been going on.

do DOW? was the best thing to themselves with the working of the

sioner." Criminal Investigation Depart

"Police information? Why don't)Send's wire to Cheltenham per (ment

go straight round to Scotland haps. But first of all there were those impressions to jot down and Yard

By the "Well; you see er well, it's that description, of Holt like this. It's not police routine I time he had got to the fat and want; it's the methods of the finished his notes he had thought private detective people; not the of another idea.

The wire to Cheltenham couldn't. comic ones, the real thing.. He

the other be very detailed or explicit. Far was talking about it

rather well-informed better type a letter with a carbon, night in a way. I thought he might recom-one copy for town and the other for Peronne College. He'd be mend me a chap to see.”” But in this last novel he had

"If that's all you want, young bound to get one of them even if made use of something of which Le was not absolutely sure: a pri- feller" laughed Foster, you're the second one were a bit late. damm' lucky.". He hauled out ajit would be a fearful rag. too; vate detective agency. The chap fishful of miscellaneous papers He hoped the Pilgrims wouldn't in the book and, anxious as he had from his pocket and found a card chivvy the life out of that detec "Here's a frightfully good chaptive of Holt's when they spotted been to get the whole thing overpal of mine can't tell you his tim and done with, be bad taken a good name-had him for a job of work. deal for granted. Such an agent You go along and spin him a yarn.” would have, for instance, an office. Prentisse took the card and went Wed, 18th Dec. Well, offices were much of a much-

ness, and its appearance could be along. He had no particular idea about what he was going to do A And 80 with imaginary head of the fum, the peep into the office was one impor tant thing; the general air of the the things

place, how people spoke, a pen, pic- conversation, and all that go to make up colour.

tare of the principal' and his sub- Some people would have seen ordinates were others.

The Times

His taxi deposited him at the connection between Thurs., 9th Jan letter and the chapter in question door of 173, Took-street, and en They would have argued that the second floor he found the notice Thurs, 19th Dec. Sat 28th Dec. any case a private detective was Sun

5th Jan very Ettle-likely to set eyes on the he wanted.

in the Thurs, 26th Dec book and that the

street, provided the book held him, would not care the proverbial tup- pence about the correctness of its colour.

It was not, however, the police Fri, 27th Dec and their methods that were worry-

jing Prentisse, but the whole prit-i

ciple which the letter called question. He himself had always been careful to use in his books only such local colour as be familiar with and matters with which he had at least a working acquaintance....

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I expect you'll think me the most egregious ass but Pre done. a most ridiculous thing and in I was desperately your name. in need of some local colour for an important, chapter of my book-something dealing with private inquiry agents and paid a visit to one of them.

They rather had me up a gum tree by|| insisting on a job of work. George Foster had just told me that you were off to Cheltenham with the Pigrims for a two-day match so I told them to keep as eye on you for this week-en?! Perfectly eppasting of me but I'

I know you'll see the joke. hope this letter catches yon at

(Continued on Page 11).

****Take a sext, please, Sir. I think Mr. Holt in Have you la card, sir?" va

Holt was in and Prentisse passed into 180x through the outer room office crammed with fling cabinets. land book There was the usual flat-topped desk and swivel chair. Holt, a short, dapper-looking man, rose and held out his hand.

"What can we do for you, Mr.The {Prentisse?

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