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John Horbury, take the earliest opportunity of announcing that all Customers' Securities and Deposits in their hands are safe, and that business will be conducted in the usual way." "That make things clear?" asked Joseph, closely watching his clerk. "To our clients, I mean?" "Quite clear, I should say," replied Neale.
"I'm suggesting that on that night of Hollis's visit to Scarnham, Horbury, through Hollis, became acquainted with the Chestermarke secret," replied Easleby, "and that he let the Chestermarkes know it. And in that case what would happen?" Starmidge walked slowly on at his companion's side, thinking.
Horbury until Saturday afternoon that is, for certain," said Mrs. Carswell. "He'd asked her to go with him to Scotland on this holiday, but it wasn't settled. However, he got a wire from her, about tea-time on Saturday, to say she'd go, and would be down here today. They're to start tomorrow morning." Neale turned to the door. He was distinctly puzzled and uneasy.
"Given him a mere outline, miss," remarked Polke. "I'll prime him before he goes to bed. Yes he knows the main facts." "And what do you propose to do first?" demanded Betty. Starmidge smiled and set down his glass. "Why, first," he answered, "first, I think I should like to see a photograph of Mr. Horbury." Polke moved to a bureau in the corner of his dining-room. "I can fit you up," he said.
"The man who came here last Saturday night was Mr. Frederick Hollis, solicitor, of South Square, Gray's Inn, London. That's established, I take it, Starmidge?" "Seems so," agreed the detective. "Then the next question is Where's he got to?" said Polke. "I think the next question is Has anybody ever heard of him in connection with Mr. Horbury, or the Chestermarkes?" observed Starmidge.
I don't know a single soul in all Scarnham that's ever been inside either. I'm perfectly certain Mr. Horbury was never asked there. Once Joseph's across his thresholds, back or front, there's an end of him till he comes out again!" "But he doesn't live entirely alone, does he?" asked Betty. "As near as can be," replied Neale.
"Neighbours at a distance of a mile and who do no more than nod to each other," answered Neale. "Lord Ellersdeane and Mr. Horbury were what you might call friends, but I don't believe his lordship ever spoke ten words with either of the Chestermarkes until this morning. I tell you the Chestermarkes are regular hermits! when they're at home or about Scarnham, anyhow.
Carswell kept herself to herself and seemed content to keep up her reputation as a model housekeeper. She ordered Mr. Horbury's domestic affairs in perfect fashion, and it had come upon Neale as a surprise to hear Shirley say that Mrs. Carswell did not know where the manager was. "What's all this?" he demanded, as he met her within the hall. "Shirley says Mr. Horbury isn't at home?
Horbury had often talked to him when they met in the fields and lanes of the neighbourhood. He had no doubt at all that the dead man he had seen in the mortuary was the gentleman who was with Mr. Horbury on Saturday night. He had noticed him particularly as the two gentlemen passed him, and had wondered who he was. The moon was very bright that night: he saw Mr.
"But it will be more to the purpose if your lordship will tell us all about the deposit of these jewels. And there's an important matter which I must first mention. We have not the honour of reckoning your lordship among our customers. Therefore, whatever you handed to Horbury was handed to him privately not to us."
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