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And with his knowledge of men, he knew that all Spargo's journalistic instincts had been aroused, and that he was keen as mustard to be off on a new scent. "Remarkable remarkable, Mr. Myerst!" he assented. "What do you say, Mr. Spargo?" Spargo turned slowly, and for the first time since Myerst had entered made a careful inspection of him. The inspection lasted several seconds; then Spargo spoke.
"You say Elphick didn't know until last night!" he exclaimed. "Why, then, this running away? What were they running from?" "I have no more notion than you have, Spargo," replied Myerst. "I tell you one or other of them knows something that I don't. Elphick, I gather, took fright from you, and went to Cardlestone then they both vanished. It may be that Cardlestone did kill Maitland I don't know.
Spargo, watching the two old men, saw them both quiver at the sound of Myerst's voice; Cardlestone indeed, began to whimper softly. "Look here, Breton," he said, whispering, "this scoundrel's got some hold on these two old chaps they're frightened to death of him. Leave them alone: it would be best for them if they could get some rest. Hold your tongue, you!" he added aloud, turning to Myerst.
Spargo thought awhile, pacing up and down the river bank. "I daresay you're right," he said. "Now, what's to be done?" Breton, too, considered matters. "I wish," he said at last, "I wish we could get in there and overhear what's going on. But that's impossible I know that cottage. The only thing we can do is this we must catch Myerst unawares. He's here for no good. Look here!"
Spargo may I trouble you to see what Mr. Myerst carries in his pockets? Go through them carefully. Not for papers or documents just now. We can leave that matter we've plenty of time. See if he's got a weapon of any sort on him, Spargo that's the important thing."
Considering that Spargo had never gone through the experience of searching a man before, he made sharp and creditable work of seeing what the prisoner carried. And he forthwith drew out and exhibited a revolver, while Myerst, finding his tongue, cursed them both, heartily and with profusion. "Excellent!" said Breton, laughing again. "Sure he's got nothing else on him that's dangerous, Spargo?
And I found out that those stamps were in the hands of Cardlestone!" Myerst paused, to take a pull at his glass, and to look at the two amazed listeners with a smile of conscious triumph. "In the hands of Cardlestone," he repeated. "Now, what did I argue from that? Why, of course, that Maitland had been to Cardlestone's rooms that night.
Breton took up Myerst's letter-case and examined its contents. And presently he turned to Spargo. "He's right!" he whispered. "This is quite in order." He turned to Myerst. "All the same," he said, addressing him, "we shan't release you, because we believe you're concerned in the murder of John Marbury. We're justified in holding you on that account." "All right, my young friend," said Myerst.
Spargo, almost irritable from desire to get at close grips with the objects of his long journey, shook off Breton's hand with a growl of resentment. "And how on earth can I waste time guessing?" he exclaimed. "Who is he?" Breton laughed softly. "Steady, Spargo, steady!" he said. "It's Myerst the Safe Deposit man. Myerst!" Spargo started as if something had bitten him. "Myerst!" he almost shouted.
Elphick is the man who ought to have married your mother. When things turned out as they did, Elphick took you and brought you up as he has done, so that you should never know of your father's disgrace. Elphick never knew until last night that Cardlestone is Chamberlayne. Even the biggest scoundrels have friends Elphick's very fond of Cardlestone. He " Spargo turned sharply on Myerst.
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