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CHAPTER VII.

THE MAN SKORG AND HIS STOAT,

A light footstep sounded behind me, and scurely had I fime to thrust the tile object hetily back into my pocket when my well

bolored eptered in search of me.

who

"What do the police think, Ralph asked osporly. Hare they any clue Do tell

me

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The police were busy examining the doors and windows of the back premises, kitchens, seallery sad pantry, but could and do evidenca of any lock or fastening having been tampered with. The house was a large detached red-brick for a suburban house, and around it ran one, standing in a lawn that was quite spacious asphalt path which diverged from the right hand corner of the building and ran in two parts to the road one a semi-ciceniar drive which came up to the portico from the road, and the other tradesmen's path, that ran to the opposite extremity of the property..

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mutter F. Calm yourself-fear? Then turning | probably havn eat it aside and dashed out in STAMPS, 58, Peel Street, Hongkong, haro to mo abas asked Can Lothing be done search of a cab. Indeed, the constabla on the just received for me at their stall st Hong kong Ralph P-Bow she's not herself. The shook best had seen him rush forth hurriedly und Hotel Corridor a larga variety of nios Pictorini.

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Panoramas of Hongkong, Masso, Canton, No. Somehow I'omuld not vid myself of the hinses Costumes, Views, &e, do, in Phototypo suspicion that the man was lying. To my rad Coloured Colotype, Assortment of Postage professional eve the weapon with which the Stamp-Albums, Lenses, Hinges, Tweener and wound had been inflicted was the one which ho |othor" - Philatelio goods. Prices to suit all admitted Ind heon in his possession,

Customers. Correspondents wanted. Foreign The story that he had unlocked the door and 1 oelers promptly attended to. Cash with order gone in search of the tearsin drack the Forst class reference.

1987 inspector, as it did myself, as a distinctly lame tale.

has unblaned bar brain.” od the urged by Ethelwynn rau in the direction of

“Ralph} Ethelwynn gasped," the unfor tanate woman looking at us with an expression if anklen wonder. What has happened? Did I understueil you oright. My poor husband is dead!"

Unfortunately that in the truth,” I was compelled to reply. "It is sal affair, Mury, and you have all our sympathy. But recollect he was an invalid, and long ago his life was despaired of."

I dared not yet tell her the terriblo truth that he had been the victim of foul play,

“It is my fault?” she cried. * My place was here at home. Bat-but why was I not here I

she added with a blank Jook, "Where did, Igo

Dia't you remember that you went to Londen with the Henaikers?" I said;

"Ah!" of course!' she exolsimet. " How very stupid of me to forget. But do you know, I've never experienced such a strange sensation before. My memory is a perfect blank.

"Bhort fetched you in a cab." How did I return here

Short ? I-I don't recollect seeing him Bochody knocked at my door, and said. I was that I don't recollect anything." wanted because my husband had been taken

worse, so I dressed and went down. But after

Her mind is a trills effected by the shook," I whispered to my love. But take her downstairs Suto one of the rooms and look the door. Don't let her see the police. She didn't notice the constable at the door. She'll be batter presently.

From the back kitchen a door led out upon

I uttered these words mechanically, but truth this axphaited tradesmen's path, and nu I rejoined the searchers some discussion was in to tell, these extraordinary symptoms alarmed progress as to whether the door in question had and parsied me. She had fainted at hearing een socured. The detective-sergeant had of the death of her husband, just as many other found it unbolted and unlocked, but the cookies might bays fainted; but to me there most positively asserted that she had both locked and bolted it at half-past top. when the under hensemaid had come in from her evening out." None of the servants, however, recollected having undone the door, either before the alarm or after. Perhaps Short had. ficus so, but he was absent in search of the dead man's widow.

The police certainly spared no pains in their search. They literally farned the whole place upside down. One man on his bands and knees, and carrying a candle, carefully examined the stair-carpet, to see if he could find the marks of unusual feet. It was wet outside, and if an

I longed for the opening of the telograph offlog, so that I might mom my friend Jerons to my aid. He revelled la mysteries, and if the present one admitted of solution I foit confident that he would polve it,

seemed no reason whatsoever why the swcou should be followed by that curious lapse of Bemory The question she had put to me

owed her mind o be a blank. I could direers SEE nothing to account for the symptoms, and the only remedy I could suggest was perfect quiet. I intended that on soon as daylight came both friend in the vicinity, women should be removed to the house of some

The some of the tragedy was a place for two delicate women.

Notwithstanding Mrs. Courtenay's deter nination to enter her husband's room i marisged at last to get them both into the morning-room is calming her, for her lapse of memory had Juddenly been followed by a fit of violanes.

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The drawing-room, the dining-room, the morning room and tus big conservatory were all closely inspected, but without any satisfac- tory result. My love followed us everywhere,

white-faced and norrone, with the cream

chenille shawl still over her aboulders. She bad hastily pat up her wealth of dark hair, and now wore the shawl wrapped lightly about her.

That shawl attracted me.

I managed to speak with her alone for a moment, asking her quite an unimportant question, but nevertheless with a distinct object, Aa wa atood there I phoed my hand spon her shoulder-and upon. the shawl. It was for that very on order to feel the texture of the silk-thut. I returned to her.

The contact of my hand with the silk was convincing. I tareed from her once again, and rejoined the shrewd men whose object it was to fasten the gallt upon the casassin,

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**I must are him!" she abrioked. "I will see My pince in at his side! bim! You can't prevent me. I am his wife.

My love exchanged looks with me. Her sister's extraordinary manner utterly confound.

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endeavouring to calm her. At present remain You shall see him later," I promised quiet. No good can possibly be done by this wild conduct

Where is Bir Bernardip" the inquired suð- st see him."

"Have you telegraphed for him. I

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"As soon as the office is open, I shall wire."

Yes, telegraph at the earliest moment. Tell him of the awful blow that has fallen upon na.“

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"No, "Mary, not so quickly. Let me tell you something." I answered gravely, placing my hand firmly upon her arm. The police weroes again re-examinin the back premises below!! and only Balwyn was present at the top of the stairs where I arrested her progress to the dead man's room.

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Iis finished. He is dead-dead!" And she sank back again among the cushione, though exhausted by the effort. What was passing through her brain at that moment I wandered, Why should a repulsion of the marriage bond size hor so suddenly, and cause hor to tear off the galder fetter under EXPOSITION which she had so long chated! There was some reason, without a doubt; but at present all was an enigma-all save one single point.s

Whet I returned to the police to urge them not a distans. Courtenay I found them assembled in the conservatory discussing an "It was entirely my own fault," she admitted. "I shall never forgive myself for this neglect open window, by which anyone might easily have entered and loft. The mystery of the After the theatre we had suppor at the Savoy hitchen door but bean-cleared a by Short, who sud I lost my last train. Dolly Henniker of admitted that after the discovery he had unlock course, asked me to stay, and I could not- refuse," Then glancing from my face to thated and anbolted it, in order to go round the of her sister she asked: "Why do you, buth satside of the hourd and we whether anyond

was loking in the garilen. look so strange Tell me," she shrieked

Tell me the worst. Is he is he dead ?”

I nodded in the affirmative.

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The man looked across at me with a curious apprehensive glance, and replied.

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