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He wore a rather long, extremely untidy beard, and his shirt-front as always was crumpled and worn. Anything more unlike a doctor it would be hard to imagine. But he was a clever one, nevertheless. "Well, my talkative young parrot," he greeted West affectionately, "and how are you?... And who's party is this, anyhow? Yours or Merriton's?

"That," she said clearly, her voice rising higher and higher, as she looked into Merriton's face for a single instant and smiled wanly, "that, Mr. Coroner, is a revolver identical with the one which you have there. It is the same make, the same bore everything!" "So it is!" For a moment the coroner lost his calm. He lifted an excited face to meet her eyes, "Where did you get it, Miss Brellier?"

But it is so, even since I myself have been in residence at Withersby Hall something like three and a half years there have been several mysterious disappearances, Sir Nigel, and all directly traceable to a foolhardy desire to investigate these phenomena. For myself, I leave well enough alone. I trust you are going to do likewise?" His eyes searched Merriton's face anxiously.

Something like a sob broke in Merriton's voice. He held out an impetuous hand. "I'm sorry, sir," he said jerkily, "but it's a devilish ordeal. What a life I've led this past week! If you only knew could only realize! It tears a man's nerves to atoms. I've almost given up hope " Cleek took the hand and held it. "Never do that, Merriton, never do that," he said softly.

It was impossible that the thing should be left as it was, and an innocent boy he was certain of Merriton's innocence, in spite of the evidence against him should be hanged. As he stepped out into the growing twilight Cleek touched Mr.

"My uncle, Borkins? How long have these er lights been seen hereabouts? I don't remember them as a child." "Oh, mostly always, I believe, sir; though they ain't been much noticed before the last four years," replied Borkins. "I think yes come August next. Four years was the first time my attention was called to 'em." Merriton's laugh held a note of relief. "Then you needn't have worried.

Merriton was running down the front steps and flung the answer back over his shoulder. "Can't you use your eyes? It's a body, you fool a body!" Borkins gasped a moment, and then stood still, his thin lips sucked in, his face unpleasant to see. He was alone in the hallway, for Doctor Bartholomew's fat figure was waddling in Merriton's wake. He put up his fist and shook it in their direction.

To begin with, the jury, my lord, was undoubtedly, from all signs, about to convict the prisoner upon a charge of murder a murder of which he was entirely innocent. You have heard Merriton's story. Believe me, every word of it is true circumstantial evidence to the contrary notwithstanding.

Borkins gave a little exclamation of alarm and put one trembling hand over his face. Merriton suddenly registered the fact as being a symptom of the state of nerves which Merriton Towers was likely to reduce one. Then Borkins shambled across the room and laid a timid hand upon Merriton's arm. "For Gawd's sake sir don't!" he murmured in a shaken voice. "Those lights, sir if you knew the story!

I've said good-bye to India for keeps, Wynne. I'm settled here for good." Wynne swung upon his heel at the tone of Merriton's voice, and his eyes narrowed. He stood almost a head taller than Nigel who was by no means short and was big and broad and heavy-chested. Merriton always felt at a disadvantage. "So?