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"What sources?" asked Bryce, bending over the bills. "Ah I see. One signed by Phipps & Maynard, the other by Beachcroft. Odd, certainly!" "Odd?" exclaimed Mitchington. "I should think so! But, do you see, doctor? that one five hundred reward is offered for information of any nature relative to the deaths of John Braden and James Collishaw, both or either.
Now, in this book is an entry I saw it which shows that only two days before his death, Collishaw paid fifty pounds fifty pounds, mark you! into the Friendly Society. Where should Collishaw get fifty pounds, all of a sudden! He was a mason's labourer, earning at the very outside twenty-six or eight shillings a week. According to his wife, there was no one to leave him a legacy.
Now, the widow, in looking over her husband's effects, in a certain drawer in which he kept various personal matters, came across the deposit book of a Friendly Society of which Collishaw had been a member for some years.
"Bryce is a medical man," observed Jettison. "It would be an easy thing for a medical man to get rid of Collishaw as he undoubtedly was got rid of. Do you see my point?" "Aye and I can see that Bryce is a clever hand at throwing dust in anybody's eyes!" muttered Mitchington. "I've had some dealings with him over this affair and I'm beginning to think only now! that he's been having me for the mug!
He was very well aware that the Wrychester police authorities had a definite suspicion of his guilt in the Braden and Collishaw matters, and he knew from experience that police suspicion is a difficult matter to dissipate. And before he opened the door of the little room which he used as a study he warned himself to be careful and silent.
Bryce started in spite of an effort to keep unconcerned. "A search? In there?" he said. "What do you mean?" Dick pointed amongst the trees, and Bryce saw the faint glimmer of a light. "I was in there just now," said Dick. "And some men three or four came along. They're in there, close up by the nave, just where you found that chap Collishaw. They're digging or something of that sort!"
His aim was definite he wanted to get Ransford completely into his power, through suspicion of Ransford's guilt in the affairs of Braden and Collishaw.
You've offered a reward for any information that would lead to the solution of that mystery about Braden and the other man, Collishaw." "Of a thousand pounds yes!" replied the solicitor, looking at his visitor with still more curiosity, mingled with expectancy. "Can you give any?" Glassdale pulled out the two handbills which he had obtained from Bryce.
My own impression is that he saw what occurred between me and Mr. Brake he was working somewhere up there. I wanted to speak to Collishaw. Wraye wouldn't let me, he bade me leave it to him. A bit later, he told me he'd squared Collishaw with fifty pounds " Mitchington and the detective exchanged looks. "Wraye that's Folliot paid Collishaw fifty pounds, did he?" asked the detective.
Once more Bryce paused and once more the two listeners showed their attention by complete silence. "Now we come to the question how was Collishaw poisoned?" continued Bryce. "For poisoned he was, without doubt. Here we go back to theory and supposition once more.
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