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"Why," replied Byner, "if he's dead as he may be this money goes to somebody else a relative. The relative would be very glad to hear he is dead! But definite news will be welcome, in any case. Oh, yes, now that I've got down here, I shall do my best to trace him. You have the address of the woman he lodged with, you say. I shall go there first, of course.
Tell him his wire to Halstead & Byner in London has been communicated to you here. Ask him for further particulars and then drop in on me at my hotel and tell me what you've learnt. I'll be found in the smoking-room there any time after two-thirty onward." Eldrick's intense curiosity in what was rapidly becoming a fascinating mystery to him, led him to accept this embassy.
So will you give me a couple of notes one to the principal man here chief constable, or police superintendent, or whatever he is; and another to the best detective there is here in your opinion. They'll save me a lot of trouble." "Of course if you wish it," answered Eldrick. "But you don't mean to say you're going to have Pratt arrested on what you know up to now?" "Not at all!" replied Byner.
Of course, I lost mi brass fifty odd pounds!" Byner gave Eldrick a glance. "I think Mr. Pickard has earned the ten pounds you offered," he said. Eldrick took the hint and pulled out his cheque-book. "Of course, you're to keep all this private strictly private, Mr. Pickard," he said as he wrote. "Not a word to a soul!" "Just as you order, sir," agreed Pickard. "I'll say nowt to nobody."
He led Byner along the lane to its further end, pointed out the place where Thomson said he had seen Pratt and Parrawhite, and indicated the terrace of houses in which Pratt lived. Then he crossed towards the old quarries. "Don't know what they should want to come in here for unless it wor to talk very confidential," said Pickard.
Byner would travel to Barford by the first express next morning, and would call upon him at eleven o'clock. "Then they have some important news for Parrawhite," mused Eldrick, as he put the message in his pocket and went off to his club. "Inquiry agents don't set off on long journeys at a moment's notice for a matter of a trifling agency. But where is Parrawhite?" He awaited the arrival of Mr.
He'd be down on their passenger list under the name of Parsons, I think, Mr. Murgatroyd?" "He gave me that name," said Murgatroyd. Prydale gave Byner a look and both rose. "I think that's about all," said the detective. "Of course, our next inquiry will be at Liverpool -at the Royal Atlantic. Thank you, Mr. Murgatroyd much obliged."
"I heard summat last night 'at might be useful to you and Lawyer Eldrick about this here Parrawhite affair." "Oh!" said Byner, at once interested. "What now?" "You'll ha' noticed, as you come along t' road just now, 'at there's a deal o' stone quarries i' this neighbourhood?" replied Pickard. "Well, now, of course, some o' t' quarry men comes in here.
Prydale looked at Byner and at his fellow-detectives. Then he turned to the butler. "Come on!" he said brusquely. "Take us there at once!" He glanced at Eldrick. "I'm beginning to see through it, Mr. Eldrick!" he whispered. "This maid's caught Pratt for us. Let's hope he's still "
If you should happen to come across him as you may, for though there are a quarter of a million of us here, it's a small place, compared with London don't let him know your business." "I'm not very likely to do that, Mr. Eldrick," remarked Byner quietly. "Aye, but you don't take my meaning," said Eldrick eagerly.
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