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Presently even that minute sound died down, the one speck of light went out, and the silence and gloom were intense. Neale now knew that unless Joseph Chestermarke came back to his workshop he was doomed to spend the night in it and possibly part of the next day. He felt sure that it was impossible to obtain release otherwise than by Joseph's coming.
On a felt-covered stand close by him lay a couple of heavy spherical objects, fashioned of some shining-surfaced metal and about the size of a cricket ball, which he had previously noticed and handled in looking round. He snatched one of them up now, and flung it hard and straight at Joseph Chestermarke, intending to stun him.
"Chestermarke! Gabriel!" Easleby opened mouth and eyes and stared with eager interest. "Egad!" he muttered. "That's lucky! Makes it all the easier. I'll lay you anything you like, my lad, this manager doesn't know anything not a thing! about the double identity business. We shall soon find out leave it to me at first, anyway. A few plain questions " Mr.
And at last perhaps ten minutes after he'd got in a woman came down the stairs, looked round, and went straight over to where he was sitting." "Describe her," said Starmidge. "Tallish, very good figure, very good-looking, well-dressed, but quietly," replied Gandam. "Had a veil on when she came in, but lifted it when she sat down by Chestermarke. What I should call a handsome woman, Mr.
I'll not lose sight of him this time." Starmidge saw that the man was deeply anxious to atone for his mistake of the previous night, and he nodded assent. "All right," he said, "but take another man with you. Two are better than one in a job like that and Chestermarke might be meeting that woman again. Watch the house carefully tomorrow morning from first thing follow him wherever he goes.
"That, of course, is what we shall say and all that we shall say to Mr. James Stipp. If, however, we find Gabriel Chestermarke there well, then, we shall say nothing at first. We shall leave him to do the saying it'll be his job to begin." "All right," assented Starmidge, after a moment's reflection. "We'll try it!
"But there's the fact on a superficial examination. And Horbury! Of all men in the world, Horbury!" "I can't believe it, Mr. Chestermarke!" exclaimed Neale. "Surely, sir, there's some mistake!" Joseph brushed crumbs of biscuit off his beard and wagged his head. "No mistake!" he said softly. "None! The thing is what's best to do? Because he'd have laid his plans.
It's one of those he was a cute chap, my driver, and he contrived to slow down and keep well behind, and yet to see where Chestermarke got out. The name of the house is Oakfield Villa it's on the gateposts. Of course, I made sure. I sent my man off and then I hung round some time, passing and re-passing once or twice.
I believe he's one of these ghouls you read about in the story-books what's he look like? A bloodsucker! that's what he is!" Starmidge gave his host an accurate description of Joseph Chestermarke. "Did you ever see a man like that at this Markham's house?" he asked. "Never!" answered the lessee. "Or at his office?" persisted Starmidge. "No don't know such a man!
"I know one thing!" exclaimed Starmidge determinedly. "We'll confront Gabriel Chestermarke tonight with what we know. That's positive!" "If we can find him," said Easleby. "You don't know! The coming down to Ecclesborough may have been all a blind. You can reach a lot of places from Ecclesborough and you can leave a train at more than one place between Ecclesborough and London."
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