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'Did your husband and Mr Dimmock have a quarrel that night in Room 111? 'They had some difficulty. 'And the result of that was that you came to Ostend instantly? 'Yes; I suppose so. 'And what were you to do in Ostend? What were your instructions from this husband of yours? Miss Spencer's head dropped on her arms on the table which separated her from Nella, and she appeared to sob violently.
'Is your husband an Anarchist, or something of that kind, Miss Spencer? 'I don't know. I'd tell you in a minute if I knew. But he's one of those that keep themselves to themselves. 'Do you know if he has ever committed a murder? 'Never! said Miss Spencer, with righteous repudiation of the mere idea. 'But Mr Dimmock was murdered. He was poisoned.
'Why was poor little Dimmock poisoned? The millionaire's voice softened as he looked for an instant at the corpse of the unfortunate young man. 'I don't know, said Rocco. 'I don't mind informing you that I objected to that part of the business. I wasn't made aware of it till after it was done, and then I tell you it got my dander up considerable.
Oh; here he is. Mr Dimmock, this is my dear father. He has succeeded with the steak. Theodore Racksole found himself confronted by a very young man, with deep black eyes, and a fresh, boyish expression. They began to talk. Jules approached with the steak. Racksole tried to catch the waiter's eye, but could not. The dinner proceeded.
Eaton, the second mate of the ship, was the next witness called. He confirmed all that had been sworn by Mr. Dimmock, adding that the day they were taken the pirates asked if he would consent to sign their articles, which he refused. Whereupon they put a rope about his neck, and hoisted him up to the yard's arm, so that he totally lost his senses.
He was right. The tug swung round to the current, and, with engines stopped, drifted idly down the Straits. 'What's the matter? They haven't begun to fire yet, said Roy quickly, as he thrust a third shell into the open breech. 'So much the better for us, Ken answered. 'Mr Dimmock, this one ought to do for the nearest barge.
'Oh, Father! cried Nella, 'what a lot of mustard you have taken! 'Have I? he said, and then he happened to glance into a mirror on his left hand between two windows. He saw the reflection of Jules, who stood behind his chair, and he saw Jules give a slow, significant, ominous wink to Mr Dimmock Christian name, Reginald. He examined his mustard in silence.
'No, it was too high, said Dimmock in a discontented tone. This gun jumps a bit. Sharp there, with that other shell. Roy slipped it in as though it were a toy, the breech-block snicked to, and five seconds later a second report roused the echoes. 'That's better, said Dimmock, as a flash of flame rose from the midships section of the tug. 'Ah, there goes her funnel! She's a goner.
Nevertheless, Rocco's manner, a strange elusive something in the man's eyes, had nearly convinced Racksole that he was somehow implicated in Jules' schemes and probably in the death of Reginald Dimmock and the disappearance of Prince Eugen of Posen.
I had meant to deal with Prince Eugen in this hotel, but I decided, then, to intercept him on the Continent, and I despatched Miss Spencer with some instructions. Troubles never come singly, and it happened that just then that fool Dimmock, who had been in the swim with us, chose to prove refractory. The slightest hitch would have upset everything, and I was obliged to to clear him off the scene.
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