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Allerdyke, whose sharp eyes were perpetually moving round the crowded enclosure and the little groups which mingled outside it, suddenly nudged the chief's elbow. "Miss Slade!" he whispered. "And Rayner!" Appleyard had caught sight of his two fellow inmates of the Pompadour at the very moment in which Allerdyke espied them. He slightly turned away and bent his head; Allerdyke followed his example.
Sir Sam therefore halted, and sent word to Appleyard to stay for the night his further advance, merely holding the ridge which he had already carried.
Just what Appleyard had said! what, indeed, no one of discernment could help saying, thought Allerdyke. The sole knowledge, of course, was with Fullaway and his lady clerk so far as was known. Therefore "Just so," he said aloud. "I see your point of course, I've already seen it. Well, what are we going to do now? You've brought me down here for something special, no doubt."
"Let me see," said Solomon Appleyard, "did you tell me his name, or didn't you?" "Nathaniel," said Miss Appleyard. "Didn't I mention it?" "Don't happen to know his surname, do you," inquired her father. "Grindley," explained Miss Appleyard "the son of Grindley, the Sauce man." Miss Appleyard experienced one of the surprises of her life.
"If, on his declaring to his father that nothing will ever induce him to marry any other woman but Miss Appleyard, his father disowns him, as he thinks it likely " "A dead cert!" was Grindley junior's conviction. "Very well; he is no longer old Grindley's son, and what possible objection can Mr. Appleyard have to him then?"
"I've scarcely known that myself, my lad, these last seventy-two hours," replied Allerdyke. "You mightn't think it, but at this time yesterday I was going full tilt up to Edinburgh. I want to tell you about that, Ambler I want some advice. But business first aught new?" "I've brought that South American contract off," replied Appleyard. "Fixed it this morning." "Good!" said Allerdyke.
Far down the path, the sun shone on seven steel salets, and from time to time, as the trees opened, Selden and his men could be seen riding briskly, still bent upon Sir Daniel's mission. The wind had somewhat fallen, but still tussled merrily with the trees, and, perhaps, had Appleyard been there, he would have drawn a warning from the troubled conduct of the birds. "Now, mark," Dick whispered.
And, wound up Appleyard, who had a keen knowledge of human nature and saw deep into Chettle's mind, Mr. Allerdyke would doubtless see that Chettle lost nothing by holding his tongue about anything that wasn't exactly ripe for discussion. At present, he repeated, let Chettle do his duty not exceed it. "That's it," agreed Allerdyke. "You've hit it, Ambler.
"I don't know who you are, to start with, and I don't know why Mr. Appleyard happens to be here, to end with." Appleyard answered these two questions readily. "I'm here because I happen to be Mr. Allerdyke's London representative," he said. "This gentleman is a very highly placed official of the Criminal Investigation Department."
There were times when Janet Helvetia, to reassure herself as to the maidenly correctness of her behaviour, had to recall quite forcibly the fact that she was the daughter of Solomon Appleyard, owner of the big printing establishment; and he a simple grocer. One day, raised a little in the social scale, thanks to her, Nathaniel George would marry someone in his own rank of life.
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