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From them he extracted the two handbills which Mitchington had given him and handed them over. "Well, I must go," he said. "I shall no doubt see you again in Wrychester, over this affair. For the present, all this is between ourselves, of course?" "Oh, of course, doctor!" answered Glassdale. "Quite so!" Bryce went off and got his bicycle and rode away in the direction of Wrychester.
"Hell and What's this mean?" Bryce looked in the direction pointed out. Behind the pergola of rambler roses the figures of men were coming towards the old well-house led by one of Folliot's gardeners. Suddenly they emerged into full view, and in front of the rest was Mitchington and close behind him the detective, and behind him Glassdale!
It seems they left England together after their time was up, emigrated together, prospered, even went so far both of 'em! as to make good the money they'd appropriated, and eventually came back together in possession of this secret. Brake came specially to Wrychester to tell the Duke Glassdale was to join him on the very morning Brake met his death.
You'll remember that his Grace was questioned about that at the inquest and could give no explanation he knew nothing of Brake, and couldn't suggest any reason why Brake should wish to have an interview with him. But I can!" "You?" exclaimed Bryce. "I," answered Harker. "And it's this I spoke just now of that man Glassdale.
The fact is, I'm aware of what happened last night the jewel affair, you know Mitchington told me and of your friendship with Braden, and I want to ask you a question or two about Braden." Glassdale, who had looked somewhat mystified at the beginning of this address, seemed to understand matters better by the end of it.
"What you or your stepfather's aiming at comes to this, that suspicion rests on Braden's sharer in the secret. That it?" "And why not?" asked Sackville. "Look at what we know from the account in the paper this morning. This other chap, Glassdale, waits a bit until the first excitement about Braden is over, then he comes forward and tells the Duke where the Duchess's diamonds are planted. Why?
I saw you with the Duke and the rest of them last night, and I recognized you just now. And all I want is a bit of talk about Braden. You knew him pretty well of late years?" "Knew him for a good many years," replied Glassdale. He looked narrowly at his visitor. "I suppose you know his story and mine?" he asked. "Bygone affairs, eh?" "Yes, yes!" answered Bryce reassuringly.
I knew John Braden who, of course, was John Brake very well, for some years. Naturally, I was in his confidence." "About more than the Saxonsteade jewels, you mean?" asked the solicitor. "About more than that," assented Glassdale. "Private matters. I've no doubt I can throw some light some! on this Wrychester Paradise affair. But, as I said just now, I'll only deal with the principal.
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