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Hilliard paused dramatically, like a conjurer who has just drawn a rabbit from a lady's vanity bag. "That would explain that Ferriby manager sleeping in the shed," Merriman put in. "So it would. I hadn't thought of that." "And," Merriman went on, "there'd be enough genuine props carried on each trip to justify the trade." "Of course.
Could he learn anything from following up this idea? He borrowed a directory of Hull and began looking up all the Archers given in the alphabetical index. There were fifteen, and of these one immediately attracted his attention. It read: "Archer, Archibald Charles, The Elms, Ferriby." He glanced at his watch. It was still but slightly after ten.
It seemed obvious that it was used for the secret side of the enterprise, and if so, would it not most probably connect the import depot of the secret commodity with that of its distribution? Ferriby wharf was the place of import, but the distribution, as the conversations overheard indicated, lay not in the hands of Benson but of Archer. What if the telephone led to Archer?
There may have been, in those dim days when Lady Ferriby had played her part in the romantic story which all hinted at and none knew, another such as Tony Cornish gay and debonair, careless, reckless, and yet endowed with the power of making some poor woman happy. "My dear aunt," replied Cornish, with a levity with which none other ever dared to treat her, "the benevolent are always greedy.
We went to Hull, discovered the wharf at Ferriby, made the acquaintance of Benson, and witnessed what went on there. We know all about Archer and how he plants your stuff, and Morton, who had us under observation and whom we properly tricked. I don't claim any credit for it; all that belongs to Hilliard. And I admit we did not learn certain small details of your scheme.
Another mile and a half brought them to Ferriby, where they alighted. "Now what about walking back to Hassle," Hilliard suggested, "and seeing what we can see?" They followed the station approach road inland until they reached the main thoroughfare, along which they turned eastwards in the direction of Hull. In a few minutes they came in sight of the depot, half a mile off across the fields.
She takes two days in the Lesque to load, three to run to Hull, two at Ferriby to discharge, and three to return to France. Working from that and her last call here, she should be due back early on Friday morning." "Good!" Merriman exclaimed. "Jolly good! And today is Thursday. We've just time to get ready."
Roden will kindly spare us details as much as possible." This was considerate and somewhat appropriate, as Tony Cornish had yawned more than once. "Now as to the past," continued Lord Ferriby. "The works have been going for more than three months, and the result has been uniformly satisfactory Eh?" "Many deaths?" inquired White, stolidly repeating his question. "Deaths? Ah among the workers?
There are many people in the world who will accept money so long as their delicate susceptibilities are not offended by an actual sight of the cheque. "Anthony Cornish," said Lord Ferriby, pulling down his waistcoat, "like many men who have had neither training nor experience, does not quite understand the ethics of commerce."
Now, why shouldn't he tell these people about his wharf, saying he had heard the Girondin was shallow in the draught, and might get up? He would then say he would take an entire cargo on condition that he could have it at his own place and so save rail carriage from Ferriby. That would put the syndicate in a hole.
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