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Only my respect for your daughter prevents me from expelling you forcibly, for such an extraordinary suggestion. A small spot half-way down the bridge of the millionaire's nose turned suddenly white. 'With your permission, he said in a low calm voice, 'I will examine the dressing-room and the bath-room. 'Just listen to me a moment, Dimmock urged, in a milder tone.
Thus they faced each other, their knees almost touching, both in evening dress. On Rocco's right hand was the bed, with the corpse of Reginald Dimmock. On Racksole's right hand, and a little behind him, was the marble washstand, still littered with Rocco's implements. The electric light shone on Rocco's left cheek, leaving the other side of his face in shadow.
At the best, you will be given up to the police. At the worst, I shall deal with you myself. With the police you may have a chance you may get off with twenty years' penal servitude, because, though it is absolutely certain that you murdered Reginald Dimmock, it would be a little difficult to prove the case against you. But with me you would have no chance whatever.
Paul Dimmock worked for the Western Union in Louisville, Kentucky. Through the agency of a matrimonial journal, Jane and Paul became acquainted; letters and pictures were exchanged, and it was the old, old story they became engaged. They wanted to be wedded and the more sensational and notorious they could make it the better it would suit them both.
'Mr Dimmock, I tender my apologies my formal apologies, said Racksole, when the girl had gone away with the book. 'Good night. 'Pray don't mention it, said Dimmock suavely and bowed him out. NEVERTHELESS, sundry small things weighed on Racksole's mind. First there was Jules' wink.
But the dazzling flare which had disclosed the features of the dead man to the insensible lens of the camera had disclosed them also to Theodore Racksole. The dead man was Reginald Dimmock! Stung into action by this discovery, Racksole tried to find the exit from his place of concealment.
More than one whose names have since become conspicuous contributed to it while under his charge. Among these were Professor Chadbourne, S.G.W. Benjamin, Horace E. Scudder, W.R. Dimmock, and John Savary. During his second winter vacation a great temptation assailed James. It was not a temptation to do wrong. That he could easily have resisted. I must explain.
'You mean to say you don't know why Dimmock was done to death? 'I mean to say I couldn't see the sense of it. Of course he er died, because he sort of cried off the scheme, having previously taken a share of it. I don't mind saying that much, because you probably guessed it for yourself. But I solemnly state that I have a conscientious objection to murder. 'Then it was murder?
'Miss Racksole, I particularly wish that no one here should know that I was in Paris last spring. 'An affair of State? she smiled. 'An affair of State, he replied soberly. 'Even Dimmock doesn't know. It was strange that we should be fellow guests at that quiet out-of-the-way hotel strange but delightful.
He noticed that a third cover had been laid at the table. 'That is for a friend of mine who came in about five minutes ago. Of course I told him he must share our steak. He'll be here in a moment. 'May I respectfully inquire his name? 'Dimmock Christian name Reginald; profession, English companion to Prince Aribert of Posen. I met him when I was in St Petersburg with cousin Hetty last fall.
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