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"I'd do it," I said, "if you were the devil." "I am next door to him," he says. "I am Melhuish, of the Poison Island Treasure." "I never heard of it," said I. "There's others call it the Priests' Treasure," says he; "and if you have never heard of it, you cannot have sailed anywhere near the Bay of Honduras." "Never in my life," I said. "My business has lain along the coast for years.
But I'll stir 'em up, if I have to write to the Home Secretary." "Gentlemen," said Mr. Franklin, smiling genially, "I cannot help taking a certain interest in this affair. May I, then, as a complete stranger to all concerned, tell you how this minor episode strikes me. Mr. Grant, I understand, denies having seen or spoken to Miss Melhuish during the past three years.
Melhuish interfered? Why, this is the first time I've seen him since last night at the dance. Besides," she glanced at me with a half-whimsical touch of apology, "I hardly know him." "Oh! it's some romantic rot of his, I suppose," Jervaise returned sullenly. "I never thought it was serious." "But," Anne interposed, "it sounds very serious...if Mr.
What had passed between them by an exchange of signals in the brief interval, I could only guess; they certainly had not spoken, but Banks's new subject suggested that they had somehow agreed to divert the interest momentarily from themselves. "I've brought Mr. Melhuish back with me," he said. "He's going to stay the night with us."
And the end was that I told him about Melhuish, and showed him the map. He had heard about Melhuish, as about everything else; but the map did truly I think surprise him. We studied it together, and he wound up by saying "There's a clever fellow somewhere at the bottom of this, and I should like to make his acquaintance." Said I: "Then you believe there is such a treasure hidden?"
Ingerman, you had parted from your wife. Your name was never mentioned. Apparently, none in my circle had even heard of you. Miss Melhuish had won repute as a celebrated actress. I met her, in a sense, professionally. We became friends. I fancied I was in love with her. I proposed marriage. Then, and not until then, did the ghost of Mr." Grant bent forward, and consulted the card "Mr.
Grant might have argued with the detective, but could not resist Doris. Without further demur he went through the whole story, giving precise details of events on the Monday night. Then the recital widened out into a history of his relations with Adelaide Melhuish. He omitted nothing.
Sign the papers my friends will send you, and keep your mouth shut." "And their expert wouldn't see that fault?" asked Geoffrey. Melhuish smiled pityingly before he answered: "The gentlemen I speak of keep an expert who certainly wouldn't see any more than was necessary. The indications that deceived me are good enough for anybody.
When I, Furneaux, of the 'Yard, lay down a first principle in the investigation of crime, I expect deference on your part. I tell you unhesitatingly that if Doris Martin didn't exist, Adelaide Melhuish would be alive now. That, as a thesis, is nearly as certain a thing as that the sun will rise to-morrow.
It must have shown then, for Jervaise was visibly uncomfortable. "It's no damned good being so ratty, Melhuish," he said. "Jolly well your own fault, anyway." "What's my own fault?" I demanded. "We can't talk here," he said uneasily. "Let's go down the avenue." I had an impression that he was going to offer to fight me. I certainly hoped that he would. "Very well," I agreed.
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