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I shall come down myself later on. What about those people, the Deloras?" "The uncle is away," I answered, "and the girl cannot very well come by herself. Perhaps we may see something of them later on." Ralph looked at me a little curiously, but he made no remark. "You won't be lonely up here alone?" I asked. He shook his head. "I have plenty to do," he answered.
Perhaps the Deloras who seem to Dicky such charming people in their own country are a different sort of people on this side. At any rate, I'm off, Ralph, with that cable. I'll look you up as soon as I have found out anything." Ralph smiled. "I don't believe," he said, "you are sorry to have an excuse for having another turn at this affair." "Perhaps not," I answered.
"I have had a very curious cable from Dicky which I can't understand. I am sorry to bother you, but I think you had better come up to town by the first train in the morning. It's something to do with these Deloras." "The devil it is!" I exclaimed. "I'll come, Ralph. I shall motor to Norwich, and catch the eight o'clock. Could you give me an idea of what it is?"
Deloras and his niece were coming to London, and he begged us to do all we could to make their visit pleasant. Do you know," I continued, "that as I came along I had an idea?" "Yes?" she exclaimed. "Why shouldn't you come down into the country," I said, "to my aunt's?
Ralph asked curiously. "Curiously enough, it is apropos of these Deloras," I answered. "I called to-day, but only found the girl in. The man I saw later with a Chinaman whom I believe to be the ambassador." "What is the girl like?" my brother asked. "Charming!" I answered. "I am writing Aunt Mary to invite her down to Feltham. The difficulty seems to be to get hold of Delora."
"Some part of the day I thought I would look up these people the Deloras." Ralph nodded and turned to his servant. "Goreham," he said, "I will have the motor in an hour. Come and dine with me, will you, Austen?" he said, turning to me. "I don't suppose you will go down to Feltham for a day or two." "I will come, with pleasure," I answered. "Where are you going to motor to?"
We feel sure, therefore, that we can rely upon you to help us in any course we may take which is likely to lead to the detection of crime or criminals." "Up to a certain point," I assented, "you are perfectly right." "There are circumstances connected with these people the Deloras, uncle and niece," the detective continued, "which require investigation."
He looked at me once more, searchingly. "There is something on your mind, Austen," he said, "something bothering you. I believe it is about these Deloras, too. Is there something about them which you can't understand, eh?" "There is, Ralph," I admitted. "You saw what Dicky said.
"Political?" I asked. "No!" Louis answered. "A conspiracy which is to make him and all others who are concerned in it wealthy for life." "But the Deloras are already rich," I remarked. "Our friend," Louis said, "has speculated. He has lost large sums. Besides, he loves adventures. What shall you answer, Captain Rotherby?" "It is war, Louis," I said. "You should know that.
"Yes!" she answered, "Dicky, you called him." "He wrote, you know, and said that he had been staying with the Deloras on their estate, and he begged that I should call upon your uncle here. Now I have had a cable from him. Felicia, there is something wrong. You shall read the cable for yourself." I gave it to her. She read it word by word.
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