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Updated: June 21, 2025
"And there is Ellersdeane itself, right away in the distance, amongst its trees. There! where the moonlight catches it. Now let your eye follow that far line of wood, over the tops of the trees about Ellersdeane village do you see where the moonlight shines on another high roof? That's Gabriel Chestermarke's place the Warren." "So he and Lord Ellersdeane are neighbours!" remarked Betty.
But up to now there's no proof that he did. I think that's all, Mr. Polke?" "All!" assented Polke. "No!" said Neale. "Miss Fosdyke and I have brought you some news. Mr. Horbury must have crossed Ellersdeane Hollow on Saturday night. Look at this! and I'll tell you all about it."
"We haven't told you so," retorted Gabriel. "We haven't even approached you," remarked Joseph. "Just so!" agreed Polke. "But, under the circumstances " "We have nothing to say to you, superintendent," interrupted Gabriel. "We can't help anything that Lord Ellersdeane has done, nor anything that Miss Fosdyke likes to do. Lord Ellersdeane is not, and never has been, a customer of ours.
Neale. Now what could he be doing on this lonely bit of ground? Where does this track lead?" "It's a short cut from Scarnham Bridge corner to the middle of Ellersdeane village," answered Neale, pointing one way and then the other. "And Gabriel Chestermarke lives in Ellersdeane, doesn't he?" asked Starmidge. "Or close by?"
But at that moment he caught sight of Betty Fosdyke, who, with Lord Ellersdeane in close attendance, had made her way into the garden and was clambering towards him. Starmidge stepped back to her. "Hadn't you better go back?" he urged. "There'll be unpleasant sights. Do go back! amongst the trees, anyway. We've found one dead man already, and there'll probably be " "No!" she said firmly. "I won't!
On the other side of the river lay the deep woods through which Neale and Betty Fosdyke had passed on their way to Ellersdeane Hollow: Starmidge had heard all about that expedition, and he glanced curiously at the black depths of the trees, wondering if John Horbury and the mysterious stranger, supposing they had met, had turned into these woods to hold their conference.
But Polke, when they reached his office, had little o tell. Lord Ellersdeane, Betty Fosdyke, and Stephen Hollis were with him, evidently in consultation, and Starmidge at once saw that Betty looked distressed and anxious in no ordinary degree. All turned eagerly on the two detectives. But Starmidge addressed himself straight to Polke with one direct inquiry. "Seen him? heard of him?" he asked.
"We ought to go and see if that tinker chap's found out or heard anything," he said. "You remember he promised to keep his eyes and ears open. And we might do a little looking round the country for ourselves: I haven't much faith in those local policemen and gamekeepers. Why not make a day of it, going round? I know a place nice old inn, the other side of Ellersdeane where we can get some lunch.
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