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But ever since then he had kept up a regular correspondence with Avice, and he knew all the details of the new life which had opened up for her and her father with the coming of Mr. Wraythwaite of Wraye.
Wraythwaite got up and motioned Avice to follow his example. "Carfax," he said, "there's no need for me to listen to all that you've got to tell Mr. Brereton I know it already. And I don't think it will particularly interest Miss Harborough at the moment she'll hear plenty about it later on. She and I will leave you make your explanations and your arrangements, and we'll join you later on."
In his absence our friend here was born and at the same time, sad to say, his mother died. The child was brought up by Harborough's mother Mr. Wraythwaite and Harborough are foster-brothers. It remained in the care of Harborough's mother who kept the secret of the marriage until it was seven years old. Then, opportunity occurring, it was taken to its father in Australia.
There was in those papers a full report of the first proceedings before the magistrates, and Wraythwaite was much struck by your examination of the woman Miss Pett. In fact, he was so much struck by your questions and her replies that he brought the papers to me, and we read them together.
Wraythwaite, with a nod at Avice. "I'll tell this young lady all about that myself. In the meantime " "Ah, just so!" responded Carfax. "In the meantime, we have something not so interesting or pleasing, but extremely important, to tell Mr. Brereton. Brereton how are things going? Has any fresh light been thrown on the Kitely murder? Nothing really certain and definite you say?
The father, Matthew Wraythwaite, made a big fortune in Australia, sheep-farming. He never married again, and the fortune, of course, came at his death to his only son our friend. Now, he had been told of the secret marriage of his father, but, being possessed of an ample fortune himself, he concerned himself little about the rest of the old family.
Wraythwaite knows it or not, his meeting with Harborough on the moors that particular night was witnessed." "Capital capital!" exclaimed Carfax. "By a credible and creditable witness?" "An old woman of exceptional character," answered Brereton, "except that she indulges herself in a little night-poaching now and then."
Well, my dear sir, if you were a native of these parts it would. Wraye is one of the oldest and most historic estates between here and the Tweed everybody knows Wraye. And everybody knows too that there has been quite a romance about Wraye for some time since the last Wraythwaite died, in fact. That Wraythwaite was a confirmed old bachelor.
He, however, insisted on sending you that money which was done: nothing else would satisfy him. But now arose a deeply interesting phase of the whole affair which has been up to now kept secret between Wraythwaite, myself, and Messrs. Stobb and Leykin there. To it I now invite your attention." Mr.
In other words, he's the man with whom Harborough was in company during the evening and the greater part of the night on which Kitely was murdered." "I thought so," said Brereton. He looked reflectively at Mr. Wraythwaite. "But why did you not come forward at once?" he asked. "My advice my advice!" exclaimed Carfax hastily. "I'm going to explain the reasons.
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