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Updated: June 21, 2025
Neale! he knows that dead man!" Neale, startled and amazed by this sudden outburst on the part of a man whom up to that time he had taken to be unusually cool-headed and phlegmatic, did not immediately answer. He was watching the Ellersdeane constable, who was running after Gabriel Chestermarke's rapidly retreating figure.
So when we set off, six weeks ago, we took no servants and precious little luggage and we enjoyed it all the more. Therefore, of course, my wife's maid was not with us. She remained at Ellersdeane with the rest of the servants." Polke seemed to ponder over this last statement. Then he rose from his chair. "Um!" he said. "Well I'm doing what I can. There's something your lordship might do."
And she was aware then that a gentleman, who had just alighted from a horse which a groom was leading away to the stable yard, was looking and smiling at her. "Oh!" she exclaimed. "Is it you, Lord Ellersdeane? I beg your pardon I was preoccupied." "So I saw," said the Earl. "I'd watched you come across from the Bank. Is there any news this morning?"
He led his companion out of the town by way of Scarnham Bridge, pointing out Joseph Chestermarke's gloomy house to her as they passed it. "I'd give a lot," he remarked, as they turned on to the open moor which led towards Ellersdeane Hollow, "to know if either of the Chestermarkes really did know anything about that chap Hollis coming to the town on Saturday.
"'At the beginning of the proceedings this afternoon, a shepherd named James Livesey, of Ellersdeane, employed by Mr. Marchant, farmer, of the same place, was immediately called.
"Lord Ellersdeane, sir," he announced. "Can he see you?" The two partners looked at each other in evident surprise; then Gabriel moved to the door and bowed solemnly to some person outside. "Will your lordship come in?" he said politely. Lord Ellersdeane, a big, bustling, country-squire type of man, came into the room, nodding cheerily to its occupants. "Sorry to disturb you, Mr.
"Deposited them with Horbury, you know, some weeks ago when we went abroad," replied Lord Ellersdeane. "Safe keeping, you know said he'd lock 'em up." Gabriel turned slowly to Joseph. But Joseph shook his head and Neale, glancing from one partner to the other, felt himself turning sick with apprehension.
Polke, superintendent of police at Scarnham, Livesay said that when he first saw the two gentlemen they were coming from the direction of Ellersdeane Tower. There was a path right across the Hollow, from a point in front of the Warren, to the Tower, and thence to the woods on the Scarnham side. That was the path the two gentlemen were on. He was absolutely certain about the time, for two reasons.
It's a queer thing, but there isn't one of us here who knows if this spot is in Scarnham or in Ellersdeane. Do you? Is it within our borough boundary, or is it in Ellersdeane parish? The Ellersdeane policeman there doesn't know, and I'm sure I don't! It's a point of importance, because the inquest'll have to be held in the parish in which the body was found."
I'll go into Ellersdeane yonder and get some help and a windlass can't do without that. There's a man that sinks wells in Ellersdeane I'll get him and his men to come back with me. Then we can set to work."
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