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"No man can be stronger than Destiny," he said, dreamily. "I have lost and you have won; so life is a chess board, after all, and we are the puppets of Fate." He refused to utter another word; so leaving Calton and Kilsip with him, Brian and the doctor went out and hailed a cab.
"I know hardly anything about her," replied Kilsip, "except that she was a good-looking woman, of about forty-nine she come out from England to Sydney a few months ago, then on here how she got to Mother Guttersnipe's I can't find out, though I've tried to pump that old woman, but she's as close as wax, and it's my belief she knows more about this dead woman than she chooses to tell."
"No!" answered Kilsip, rather dismally; "but I have, an idea." "So had Gorby," retorted Calton, dryly, "an idea that ended in smoke. Have you any practical proofs?" "Not yet." "That means you are going to get some?" "If possible." "Much virtue in 'if," quoted Calton, picking up a pencil, and scribbling idly on his blotting paper. "And to whom does your suspicion point?" "Aha!" said Mr.
Kilsip nodded, and Villiers turned on his wife and Calton, who were too much astonished to speak. 'You asked me who committed the crime, he said, in a state of suppressed excitement; 'look at that door, pointing to the door which led into the hall, 'and you will see the real murderer of Selina Sprotts appear.
The clerk bowed and went out, closing the door after him. Moreland took his seat directly in front of Calton, and with his back to the door. Kilsip, seeing this, strolled across the room in a nonchalant manner, while Calton engaged Moreland in conversation, and quietly turned the key. "You want to see me, sir?" said Calton, resuming his seat. "Yes; that is alone," replied Moreland, uneasily.
His craft and cunning were of the snake-like order. So long as he conducted his enquiries in secret he was generally successful; but once let him appear personally on the scene, and failure was assured to him. Thus, while Kilsip passed as the cleverer, Gorby was invariably the more successful at all events, ostensibly.
Judging from the waiter's description of her appearance, I should think she was pretty well known about the slums." "Well," said Kilsip, rising and looking at his watch, "it is now nine o'clock, so if you like we will go to the old hag's place at once dying woman," he said, as if struck by a sudden thought, "there was a woman who died there about four weeks ago."
"Hush!" said Calton, holding up his finger, as steps were heard echoing on the flags outside. "Here he is, I believe." Kilsip arose from his chair, and, stealing softly to the window, looked cautiously out. Then he turned round to those inside and, nodding his head, slipped the handcuffs into his pocket.
Then I got out at Powlett Street, took off the coat, and carried it over my arm. I went down George Street, towards the Fitzroy Gardens, and having hid the coat up a tree, where I suppose you found it," to Kilsip, "I walked home so I've done you all nicely, but " "You're caught at last," finished Kilsip, quietly. Moreland fell down in a chair, with an air of utter weariness and lassitude.
At this moment, however, Kilsip bent forward and whispered something to the Coroner, whereupon Kitty was recalled. Q. You were an actress, Miss Marchurst? A. Yes. I was on tour with Mr Theodore Wopples for some time. Q. Do you know a drama called 'The Hidden Hand'? A. Yes I have played in it once or twice. Q. Is there not a strong resemblance between your story of this crime and the drama?
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