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Updated: June 16, 2025
Credit must be given to Elisabeth Marbury for inventing the now flourishing and even over-crowded business of play broker; but as she was of a strongly masculine character and as surrounded by friends as Miss de Barril, her success is neither as remarkable nor as interesting as that of Alice Kauser, who has won the top place in this business in a great city to which she came poor and a stranger.
"After evidence like that!" he exclaimed. "Why, of course. There's the motive, my son, the motive!" Spargo laughed. "Rathbury!" he said. "Aylmore no more murdered Marbury than you did!" The detective got up and put on his hat. "Oh!" he said. "Perhaps you know who did, then?" "I shall know in a few days," answered Spargo. Rathbury stared wonderingly at him. Then he suddenly walked to the door.
"That's what they all say," interposed Tom, with a smile. "But, though they may be good mechanics in their own line, they need to have special qualifications to work on airships. Tell them to wait, Rodney," Tom went on to the lad, "and I'll see them presently." As the boy went away, and Tom closed the door, he turned to Lieutenant Marbury.
His orthographic sense, however, had not yet unbudded, and it was to the gentle fostering of this, in particular, that Nancy now committed herself. She also thought it high time that his musical education should commence, and the services of Miss Marbury were invoked.
It is the greatest of secrets; known at this moment only to four individuals, and I communicate it to you, my dear Charles, in that absolute confidence which I hope will always subsist between us, because it is an event that may greatly affect your career." "How so, my dear mother?" "Marbury! I have settled with Mr Tadpole that you shall stand for the old borough.
I must keep my eye on them, for it takes only a few discontented men to spoil a whole shop full. I will be on my guard." "And not only about your new airship and other inventions," said the officer, "but about yourself, personally. Will you do that?" "Yes, though I don't imagine anything like that will happen." "Well, be on your guard, at all events," warned Lieutenant Marbury.
It can be made ready in a few hours. You see, I have been delayed. There was a fire in the plant." "A fire!" exclaimed the officer in surprise. "How was that? We heard nothing of it in Washington." "No, I kept it rather quiet," Tom explained. "We had reason to suspect that it was a fire purposely set, in a shed where I kept a quantity of explosives." "Ha!" exclaimed Lieutenant Marbury.
"I am not responsible for the understanding of nine people out of ten any more than I am for your understanding," he said, with a sneer. "I said what I now repeat Marbury and I walked across Waterloo Bridge, and shortly afterwards we parted. I told you the truth." "Indeed! Perhaps you will continue to tell us the truth.
Myerst. "He appeared to be greatly relieved when he found that it was impossible for anyone but himself to take his property from his safe." "Ah!" said Rathbury, winking at Spargo. "So he would, no doubt. And Marbury himself, sir, now? How did he strike you?" Mr. Myerst gravely considered this question. "Mr. Marbury struck me," he answered at last, "as a man who had probably seen strange places.
"Well she seems to run all right," observed Lieutenant Marbury, as the big craft surged ahead just below a stratum of white, fleecy clouds. "Yes, but not as fast as I'd like to see her go," Tom replied. "Of course the machinery is new, and it will take some little time for it to wear down smooth. I'll speed her up a little now."
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