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Glassdale did come to the town that morning and as soon as he got here, heard of Brake's strange death. That upset him and he went away only to come back today, go to Saxonsteade, and tell everything to the Duke with the result we've told you of." "Which result," remarked Ransford, steadily regarding Mitchington, "has apparently altered all your ideas about me!"
And now it was Harker who nudged Bryce, drawing his attention to the fact that the parcel, handed by the master-mason to Mitchington was at once passed on by Mitchington to the Duke of Saxonsteade, who, it was very plain to see, appeared to be as much delighted as surprised at receiving it. "Let us go to your office, inspector," he said. "We'll examine the contents there. Let us all go at once!"
"What information do you want?" asked Ransford. Mitchington glanced at the door and lowered his voice. "I may as well tell you, doctor," he said confidentially, "there's been a most extraordinary discovery made tonight, which has a bearing on the Braden case.
"Ah, but I let him think I could be squared, do you see?" he said. "Hush-money, you know. He's under the impression that I'm to go back to him this evening to settle matters. I knew so much identified him, as a matter of fact that he'd no option. I tell you he's been in at both these affairs certain! But there's another man." "Who's he?" demanded Mitchington.
That man is really one Falkiner Wraye, the man Braden, or Brake, was seeking for many a year, the man who cheated Brake and got him into trouble. I tell you it's a fact! He's admitted it, or as good as done so, to me just now." "To you? And let you come away and spread it?" exclaimed Mitchington. "That's incredible! more astonishing than the other!" Glassdale laughed.
He confided in me because well, it was I who found Collishaw. Mitchington is in possession of a box of digestive pills which you evidently gave Collishaw." "Bah!" exclaimed Ransford. "The man's a fool! Let him come and talk to me." "He won't do that yet," said Bryce. "But I'm afraid he'll bring all this out at the inquest.
You may as well know it you're in danger. Collishaw is the man who hinted as you heard yesterday in my rooms that he could say something definite about the Braden affair if he liked." "Well?" said Ransford. "It's known to the police that you were at Collishaw's house early this morning," said Bryce. "Mitchington knows it." Ransford laughed.
"Aye and when did you start on that little game, now, doctor?" asked Mitchington. "Was it before, or since, this affair developed?" "In a really serious way since," replied Bryce. "What happened on the day of Braden's death made me go thoroughly into the whole matter. Now, what did happen?
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.
And the result of his reflections was that he suddenly exchanged his idle sauntering for brisker steps and walked sharply round to the police-station, where he asked to see Mitchington. Mitchington and the detective were just about to walk down to the railway-station to meet Ransford, in accordance with his telegram. At sight of Glassdale they went back into the inspector's office.
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