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"It was a shooting accident," continued Mr. Carless. "He was out shooting in the park at Ellingham when a boy of fourteen or fifteen; he was using an old muzzle-loading gun; it burst, and he lost his second finger the right hand. It was, of course, very noticeable.
"Our client intrusted them to us so that we might show them to Lord Ellingham, if necessary. There are not many documents they all relate to the period of our client's life before he left England. There are one or two important letters from his father, the seventh Earl, two or three from his mother; there is also his mother's will.
"In fact, we are all interested. So now, rub up your memory and answer Mr. Carless' questions." Viner remained in the background, quietly watching, while Mr. Pawle effected the necessary introductions. He was at once struck by what seemed to him an indisputable fact between Lord Ellingham and Miss Wickham there was an unmistakable family likeness.
Lord Ellingham handed the letters back. "You think that this Mr. Ashton was in possession of a secret relating to the missing man my uncle, Lord Marketstoke?" he asked. "I am convinced of it!" declared Mr. Pawle. Lord Ellingham glanced shrewdly at his visitors. "I should like to know what it was!" he said. "Your lordship feels as I do," remarked Mr. Pawle.
There was not one of us, I dare say, who did not know that the Wellses had spent the preceding summer there and that Charlie Ellingham had been there, also. "Do you know that Arthur Wells is dead?" "Yes. He is dead." "Did he kill himself?" "You can't catch me on that. I don't know." Here the medium laughed. It was horrible. And the laughter made the whole thing absurd. But it died away quickly.
Ashton then not only asked his advice about the Ellingham affair, alleging that he knew the missing Lord Marketstoke, but showed him the papers which you have recently deposited with Mr. Methley here which papers, Ashton alleged, were intrusted to him by Lord Marketstoke on his deathbed. Ashton, according to Mr.
"Did you tell Charlie Ellingham about them?" "After the second one I warned him, and I think he went to the house. One bullet was somewhere in the ceiling, or in the floor of the nursery. I thought it ought to be found. I don't know whether he found it or not. I've been afraid to see him." She sat, clasping and unclasping her hands in her lap. She was a proud woman, and surrender had come hard.
"I should like to add my small quota," said Lord Ellingham. Viner led the way into his house and to the drawing-room. Miss Penkridge, in her best cap, was calmly dispensing tea to the two Hyde sisters, who were regarding her with obvious admiration. She looked round on her nephew and the flood of callers as if to ask what most of them were doing there.
I'm not sure of this Ellingham peerage but I'll find out when I get back to my office. However, granting the premises, and if the peerage does continue in the female line, it will be as I say this girl's the rightful holder of the title!" Viner made no immediate answer and Mr. Pawle began to put up the letters in their original wrappings. "Regular romance, isn't it if it is so?" he exclaimed.
"I told them that the matter was so serious that they and I must see my solicitors about it," answered Lord Ellingham, "and I arranged to meet them here at one o'clock today. They quite agreed that that was the proper thing to do, and went away. Then you and Mr. Viner called." "With, I understand, another extraordinary story," remarked Mr. Carless.
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